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an inconvenient drudgery for them. No matter how tired
they are, they must go to their job (even if they do not like
it, they need to earn money), where they will be unhappy.
In addition, they must often travel through rain, snow and
mud puddles to catch the bus to work. They have to wait
in line for it to come, sweating in the heat during summers
and feeling chilled in the winter cold. The situation is not
much different for those who drive to work in cars. Now
they must wait for hours tied up in traffic and often begin
arguing with other drivers out of sheer impatience. Upon
arriving, their work environment is another source of stress
for them. But they, like everyone else, begin their new jobs
with high hopes of earning a good salary and moving into
a better neighborhood.
But the comfortable, secure, and happy working life
they had hoped for quickly becomes ridden with anxiety.
As in all situations where the Qur’an’s morality is not prac-
ticed, they see an environment of vexation, quarrelling,
jealousy, and general unhappiness. And so they begin to
seek out pretexts to argue with their coworkers, become
jealous of those who have a higher position, and humiliate
those who are in a lesser position. Secretaries, managers,
and directors compete with each other, and so cannot
become friends. If someone else is appointed to a job they
wanted, they become frustrated and think that they have
been treated unfairly. Their resentment increases toward
their coworkers, especially the managers and directors,
and they soon become fed up with their work, are discon-
tent, and bored. They do not like always being in the same

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