Page 107 - The Struggle Against the Religion of Irreligion

intentionally presented as appealing and attractive. This fact is

mentioned in the Qur’an:

“Beautified for people is the love of that which they

desire- of women and sons, heaped-up sums of gold and

silver, and fine branded horses, and cattle and tilled land.

That is the enjoyment of worldly life, but Allah has with

Him the best return [i.e., Paradise]. 103

Most people cast their religion away for the lure of property,

wealth, heaped up hoards of gold and silver, dollars, jewels, bank

accounts, credit cards, wardrobes full of clothes, latest model cars, etc.

– all forms of prosperity which they either possess or strive to possess,

and they concentrate only on this world while forgetting the Hereafter.

They are deceived by the fair and alluring face of the life of this world

and fail to keep up prayer, give charity and perform the worship that

will make them prosper in the Hereafter, saying, "I have things to do,"

"I have ideals," "I have responsibilities," "I do not have enough time,"

"I have things to complete," and "I will do it in the future." They

consume their lives trying to prosper in this world. This misconception

is described in the Qur’an:

103 Surah ali ‘Imran, 3:14.

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