Page 56 - The Nightmare of Disbelief

Many old people today are left to the care of
institutions or simply abandoned on the
street. This is one of the consequences of
societies that lack belief, in which human
beings are considered worthless.

difficulty or trouble, people regard helping each other as the
best way to earn Allah's approval. Couples who plan to marry
maintain the continuity of their relationship in the remem-
54 brance of Allah. Having faith in the existence of an everlasting
life after death, they display complete devotion to each other.
This devotion never changes according to circumstances, even
if one of them becomes disabled, old or bedridden. For in-
stance, a man's devotion, love and respect for his wife remains
undiminished, even if she loses all her charms at an early age
due to burns on her face. This is solely because what believers
love is the "spirit,". Indeed, the patience shown in such times of

trouble becomes more pleasurable for believers. The following
words of the Prophet (saas), explain the loyalty of believers to
one another very well:

THE NIGHTMARE OF DISBELIEF