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servants He wills or restricts it. If Allah had not shown
great kindness to us, we would have been swallowed up
as well. Ah! Truly the disbelievers are not successful.”
(Surat al-Qasas: 81-82)
From these examples, we can see that the correct course of
action is to acknowledge that Allah alone has all intelligence,
ability, wealth and knowledge, that His wisdom is infinite;
and to praise and exalt Him for His wonderful manifesta-
tions in human beings. The Qur’an tells us that nobility
among people lies solely in godliness:
. . . The noblest among you in Allah’s sight is the one
with the most taqwa [godliness, fear of Allah] . . .” (Surat
al-Hujurat: 13)
Muslims feel respect and appreciation for people only
because of the good moral character they manifest. They
know that only the absolute power of Allah is to be revered,
that they can expect help from Him alone. This truth is
revealed in the Qur’an:
They do not measure Allah with His true measure. Allah
is All-Strong, Almighty. (Surat al-Hajj: 74)
Because deniers are immersed in superficial culture, they
have a shallow way of thinking. They overestimate some
individuals but cannot appreciate the substantial intelligence
and profound ideas of others. Throughout history they have
never appreciated the value of people with moral nobility,
foremost the prophets. In their resentment, they have even
been hateful and extremely aggressive to these blessed indi-
viduals for calling them to practice religious morality. In the
Qur’an, Allah reveals the violence of their rejection: