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such a debased culture. In the Qur’an, Allah says that the
mockery that these people use, together with their other
debased methods of communication are the very means used
by evildoers:
Those who did evil used to laugh at those who believed.
When they passed by them, they would wink at one
another. (Surat al-Mutaffifin: 29-30)
In another verse, Allah warns people against such moral-
ity:

Woe to every scorner and mocker. (Surat al-Humaza: 1)
Anyone who has sincere faith in Allah and tries to please
Him in everything he does will completely avoid these facial
expressions. He will always keep his heart and his conscience
pure. This superficial behavior, which is contrary to the reli-
gious morality and which Allah condemns in the Qur’an,
may prevent a person from receiving the reward he expects
in Allah’s presence. Therefore, an individual must be aware
of the perverse ways of thinking that cause superficiality and
the facial expressions used in superficial culture. A person
determined to be faithful to Allah must abandon this debased
manner of behavior, repent of his own former attitudes and
actions, and demonstrate a serious determination to live
according to Muslim morality.
Allah says in the Qur’an that the renunciation and repent-
ing of unseemly behavior are special characteristics belong-
ing to Muslims:

[People who guard against evil are] those who, when
they act indecently or wrong themselves, remember
Allah and ask forgiveness for their bad actions [and who