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depth of noble spirit. Muslims judge everything on the basis
of the Qur’an and, for this reason,—by relying on what Allah
reveals in the Qur’an—they are keenly able to discern super-
ficiality. Individuals who live a superficial life see no great
danger in it. And as long as they think that superficiality is a
fact of life, they cannot become aware of the harm it does
them. Yet superficiality is a debased and blemished culture,
totally removed from the morality and understanding of the
Qur’an; and it prevents an individual from living the life of a
Muslim.
Some people call themselves religious, even though they
are far removed from practicing religious morality. This book
examines every aspect of the debased culture into which
these people have fallen—and offers a solution.
Never forget, those who live debased by superficiality are
still responsible for their lives. Such people who live far from
the Qur’an and the subtleties of its moral teaching, pursuing
superficial ideals, do not consider that they will be held
accountable for their lives. And when they see the angels of
death coming to take their souls, they will awaken up to the
profound error that they have been living. But this awaken-
ing comes too late. This is because the purpose of human cre-
ation is for them to live their lives practicing a morality that
is pleasing to Allah, and the worst possible time for them to
realize that purpose is at the moment of death when this life
is about to be left behind.
Allah tells us of the reward in the world to come that awaits
those who do not renounce superficiality in this world and fail
to submit to the true moral teachings of the Qur’an: