Page 77 - The Debased Culture of Superficiality

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar 75

It was not for people of Madina, and the desert Arabs
around them, to remain behind the Messenger of Allah
nor to prefer themselves to him. That is because no thirst
or weariness or hunger will afflict them in the way of
Allah, nor will they take a single step to infuriate the
unbelievers, nor secure any gain from the enemy, with-
out a right action being written down for them because of
it. Allah does not let the wage of the good-doers go to
waste. (Surat at-Tawba: 120)

We see in this verse that Muslims are not concerned with
the passions of their own lower selves. On the contrary, they
regard every adversity, great or small, that occurs to them in
the way of Allah as an opportunity to receive a reward. For
this reason, they are not greedy but trust in Allah to supply
their every need and therefore, avoid shallow conversations
that make their needs the topic of discussion.
Shallow people give unnecessary explanations to every-
one they meet, to justify their actions and make it appear that
they never make mistakes. They bother their acquaintances
by making them listen to long explanations. They go on at
great length to explain what they have done and why, that
they do not want their basic intentions to be misunderstood,
and that the result of their actions was positive. These are all
small, ordinary matters. A glass broken at home, the moving
of a piece of furniture, a missing file at the office, a forgotten
message; shallow people exaggerate other various and unim-
portant things into matters that need explaining. No matter
how much they explain, there is arrogance behind it. They
cannot accept making a simple mistake, being taken off-
guard or overlooking a detail. Whenever such an event hap-