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            them not the least bit uncomfortable to waste time thinking
            about shallow subjects or conversing about them.
               If someone starts exhorting them to be consciously
            human, they become irritated and fall silent. They want to
            talk about things that appeal to their lower selves; the subject
            matter of their conversations is particularly chosen to serve
            their own benefit. But for cruelty to cease in the world, Allah
            calls everyone with a conscience to wage an intellectual
            struggle. Allah tells us in the Qur’an about those who do not
            sense this responsibility:
               What reason could you have for not fighting in the way
               of Allah—for those men, women and children who are
               oppressed and say, “Our Lord, take us out of this city
               whose inhabitants are wrongdoers! Give us a protector
               from You! Give us a helper from You!”? (Surat an-Nisa’:
               75)
               Instead of focusing on vital issues, trying to discover a
            fundamental solution to problems, these people calculate
            their own gain. However, Allah tells us in the Qur’an that
            Muslims must cooperate with one another toward high
            ideals; they must urge everyone toward what is best for them
            and make them refrain from evil:

               Let there be a community among you who call to the
               good, and enjoin the right, and forbid the wrong. They
               are the ones who have success. (Surah Al ‘Imran: 104)
               Clearly, those who adopt such ideals will bring benefit to
            others, both in what they do and in the things they speak
            about with one another.
               Superficial culture emphasizes points with certain mouth
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