Page 22 - The Debased Culture of Superficiality

SUPERFICIALITY: A COMMON

CULTURE OF IGNORANCE

Those who rightly understand the greatness of Allah will
behave with moral rectitude in everything they do. But
superficiality distances a person completely from the sort of
life that accords with the Qur’an. The Prophet (saas) says,
“Wherever indecency and vile language enters becomes
indecent” (Tirmidhi Hadiths). These words warn us that
baseness and chaos rule the life of anyone in such an
unaware spiritual state. The place where he lives devolves
into an unhappy environment open to tension and confu-
sion and where issues can in no way be resolved. But here,
an important characteristic of superficiality comes to light: It
is not wholly one-sided. Individuals who must endure the
base culture of superficial people are also a part of their
same unaware mindset. Members of the Religions of
Superficiality immediately recognize one another and urge
one another to distance themselves from the moral teachings
of the Qur’an. In effect, they practically call one another to
the Fire. Allah reveals this danger in the Qur’an:

. . . Such people call you to the Fire whereas Allah calls
you, with His permission, to the Garden and forgive-
ness. He makes His signs clear to people so that hope-