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18 THE DEBASED CULTURE OF SUPERFICIALITY
moral life that is pleasing to Him. But instead, they prefer to
live in their own superficial worlds striving for ordinary and
transient goals.
However, every human has been created to be Allah’s
servant. To disregard this basic purpose and seek other
ideals leads people to a debased and superficial way of life.
Allah has created humans so that they can become superior
and noble only if they serve Him. We are told in the Qur’an
that Allah created human beings, that He knows what is
good for them and what will bring them honor and respect:
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14). Therefore, Allah has chosen for humans the religion of
Islam as the way of life most befitting their nature. Allah
reveals this truth in the Qur’an:
So set your face firmly towards the Religion, as a pure
natural believer, Allah’s natural pattern on which He
made humanity. There is no changing Allah’s creation.
That is the true Religion but most people do not know
it. (Surat ar-Rum: 30)
Elsewhere in the Qur’an, Allah reveals that He is pleased
with the religion of Islam for His servants:
. . . Today I have perfected your religion for you and
completed My blessing upon you and I am pleased with
Islam as a religion for you. . . (Surat al-Ma’ida: 3)
Religion teaches humans the kind of moral behavior that
pleases Allah. Every other way of life conflicts with human
creation. This truth lies at the root of the superficiality of
