Page 64 - The Nightmare of Disbelief

mood is quite disturbing. Such people always experience dis-
tressing fluctuations in their moods. When they seem to be
happy, they suddenly burst into tears. What makes them hap-
py or sad is most of the time unpredictable. Sometimes they re-
call an unpleasant memory and feel sad. They easily fall prey to

depression and do not hesitate to say that they are in a state of
total despair. Now and then they think about committing sui-
cide and may even attempt to do so. Such people observe no
limitations in their behavior. They also have no idea about right
or wrong, or which behavior is appropriate or which inappro-
priate, what makes sense and what does not since, they are ig-
norant of the criteria laid down by righteous religion.
They do not put their trust in Allah, since they are unin-
formed about religion. They are simply unaware of the fact that

what Allah creates is in one's faith, that everything occurs by
the will of Allah and that everything created, no matter
whether good or bad, is solely to test man in this world. Not be-
ing in possession of the tenets of righteous religion, they never
comprehend the real purpose lying behind the incidents be-
falling them. That is why they cannot assess them as they
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should. Attributing all incidents to coincidences, they always
feel insecure, concerned and distressed. That is why they take
the wrong decisions and display inappropriate reactions. They
feel regret for everything they do.
They cannot establish any healthy criteria about any sub-
ject; they feel extremely happy and become impulsive when
things go as they like. Then they suddenly become arrogant
and insolent. When they cheer up, they lose their self control
and display humiliating behavior and crude manners. They
can do unexpected things; they may suddenly start yelling or

THE NIGHTMARE OF DISBELIEF