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immorality would be encouraged or become widespread in so-
ciety as a whole. That is because one of the main duties of be-
lievers is to "command what is right and forbid what is wrong,"
as is stated in the following verse:
True believers, both men and women, are friends to one an-

other. They command what is right and forbid what is wrong,
and attend to their prayers and pay alms, and obey Allah and
His Messenger. They are the people on whom Allah will
have mercy. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. (Surat at-Tawba: 71)
Hence, a society where Qur'anic values are observed is al-
so a morally elite community, because, there, "… believers
compete in doing the good." (Surah Al 'Imran: 114) Another
virtue of believers is alluded to in the following verses:
Who could say anything better than one who summons
men to the service of Allah and acts rightly and says, "I am
one of the Muslims"? (Surah Fussilat: 33)

Those who listen well to My precepts and follow what is
best in them, are the ones whom Allah has guided. They are
people endowed with intelligence. (Surat az-Zumar: 18)
Allah spells out the attributes of a community whose
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members live by the principles of religion:
You are the best nation ever to be produced before
mankind. You enjoin the right, forbid the wrong and be-
lieve in Allah…(Surah Al 'Imran: 110)
In one of his sayings, our Prophet (saas) also stated that "a
believer is a mirror to another believer," (Abu Dawud) and invited
believers to set an example to each other by evincing good
character, saying, "The believers whose faith is most perfect are
those who have the best character." (Abu Dawud)
It is obvious that such a society is morally superior to a
disbelieving society.

HARUN YAHYA (ADNAN OKTAR)