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edge that they fear and respect Allah and that they follow
the Qur’an’s morality.

They cannot enjoy vacations

Unbelievers think that they can escape their unpleasant
lives by going on vacation. If they cannot afford to do so,
people in almost every segment of society seek to create
themselves a holiday environment, according to their tast-
es and material income. Some stay at home and relax; oth-
ers take advantage of their time off to take short day trips.
Even though their choices of where to go may be radically
different, their common goal is to take a respite from the
work they have had to do throughout the year and spend
their time more enjoyably by doing something quite differ-
ent.
And so they start to save money, dreaming about their
upcoming vacation. They plan every detail in advance; they
carefully select the clothes they will wear and ensure that
wherever they stay will have all they need to keep them
comfortable. And in order for their limited time to be even
more enjoyable, often they make arrangements for their
good friends to go with them. And yet many times such
plans come to nothing, for the vacation does not turn out
as expected. Sometimes, people come back even more
physically and mentally worn out than they were before
they left.
There are certain reasons for this. For example, Allah
tests people by creating apparent adversities as well as
some environments that appeal to their lower selves, “We

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