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does not justly appreciate Allah, and which is reflected by the
actions, reactions and conversations of this individual.
Someone unaware of the Qur’an’s moral teachings may
regard this behavior as wholly normal. But anyone who
claims he is not superficial but who gets angry, weeps, and
even becomes depressed for days when something undesired
happens has a very superficial character and cannot under-
stand the depth of faith as described in the Qur’an. A true
Muslim knows that behind this behavior lies shallowness
with regard to religion. Someone who knows Allah as he
ought, knows the Qur’an and lives according to it, would
never fall into such a state. Such untrusting behavior may
indicate that an individual looks at events as separate forces,
apart from Allah (surely Allah is beyond that), and does not
realize that Allah is in control of everything.
As explicitly stated in the Qur’an, Allah is the One and
Only god and He has infinite power:
Your god is One God. There is no god but Him, the All-
Merciful, the Most Merciful. (Surat al-Baqara: 163)
Everything, animate and inanimate, exists according to
His will. Every human must understand this truth and con-
sider it carefully. To think otherwise and to associate His cre-
ations with Him is a great sin as revealed in the Qur’an:

Allah does not forgive anything being associated with
Him but He forgives whoever He wills for anything
other than that. Anyone who associates something with
Allah has committed a terrible crime. (Surat an-Nisa’: 48)
When we look into the Qur’an, we see that believing oth-
erwise is one of the roots of superficiality in action and atti-