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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