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            fine moral characteristics, and thus they can show more
            love, respect, tolerance, maturity, sincerity, and helpful-
            ness. Someone who is merciful thinks of the other person’s
            needs first; people who have no mercy are hardhearted
            and think of themselves first. Their main concern is to lead
            their own lives in the best way possible. But their debased
            character deprives them of many pleasures. In fact, some
            of them do not even notice the spiritual deprivation to
            which they have become subjected.
               Only believers help those who are cold and hungry on
            the street, or are generous and humane toward those who
            are sick. The pleasure that comes from following the
            Qur’an’s morality is not like any material pleasure the world
            can give. Even if they were given millions of dollars, as well
            as property and wealth, none of these could be compared
            with the contentment that comes from having a good
            moral character. They show this kind of morality for His
            sake and hope for the reward of His favor, and enjoy the
            pleasure, joy, and excitement that come from following the
            Qur’an and the sayings of our Prophet (saas), which are
            above all other joys. But unbelievers cannot enjoy any of
            these pleasures because their hardened hearts contain no
            mercy and compassion. Of course, some of them seem to
            behave mercifully, but they expect others to be obliged to
            them in return, or to be able to demand something in
            exchange for the favors they have done. In the Qur’an,
            Allah tells us about such people’s unseemly moral charac-
            ter:
               Have you seen him who denies the religion? He is the


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