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28 UNAWARENESS: A SLY THREAT

honor. He always gave thanks to the true owner of his wealth
and possessions.
Unaware people turn their backs on Allah, thinking that
wealth, position, and fame can make them happy and con-
tent. They enjoy being among people who talk about these
things, for in such an environment they can praise themselves
and criticize others as well as spend hours watching useless
and inane television talk shows:
(Unbelievers are) those whose eyes were blind to My
remembrance and whose ears were unable to hear.
(Surat al-Kahf: 101)
But believers are not content with possessing worldly
goods or participating in useless conversations; rather, they
are content only when praising and remembering Him and
reading the Qur’an:
… those who believe and whose hearts find peace in the
remembrance of Allah. Only in the remembrance of Him
can the heart find peace. (Surat ar-Ra‘d: 28)

Not using their intellects
In unbelieving societies, the phrase “lack of intelligence”
denotes people with mental disabilities and those who behave
in an abnormal manner. But in the Qur’an, this phrase refers
to those individuals who reject Allah’s existence and that of
the Hereafter, who live only to satisfy their own egos.
According to this definition, people who lack intelligence are
not only found in mental hospitals, but also make up a part of
society as a whole.