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grips some people so tightly that they cannot even express hap-
piness at what others have achieved or acquired. Especially in
business life, the damage done by competition to the human
soul is clearly observable. Ambition for a prestigious status in
business life and the jealousy occurring as a consequence of it
are almost normal patterns of behavior in daily life.
But as we have already said, Allah calls on people in the
Qur’an to desire everything they desire for themselves for their
brothers, too, and to rejoice in everything they possess. This at-
titude of believers is described thus in verses of the Qur’an:

… (They) do not find in their hearts any need for what they
have been given and prefer them to themselves even if they
themselves are needy. It is the people who are safe-guard-
ed from the avarice of their own selves who are successful.
Those who have come after them say, "Our Lord, forgive us
and our brothers who preceded us in faith and do not put
any rancor in our hearts towards those who believe. Our
Lord, You are All-Gentle, Most Merciful." (Surat al-Hashr:
9-10)

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... People are prone to selfish greed.

If you do good and guard (against evil),
Allah is aware of what you do.

(Surat an-Nisa': 128)

HARUN YAHYA (ADNAN OKTAR)