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SINCERITY DESCRIBED IN THE QUR’AN

"Do not make excuses, we will not believe you. Allah
has already informed us about you. Allah will see your
actions, as will His Messenger. Then you will be
returned to the Knower of the Unseen and the Visible,
and He will inform you regarding what you did." (Surat
at-Tawba: 93-94)
Men, who claimed with their tongues that they were
worshipping Allah and that they were obeying the Prophet

(saas), asked to be excused from the war, in complete
contradistinction to true believers, even though they were
well-advantaged in terms of property and wealth. These
men, who refrained from participating in war in a time when
Muslims were facing great hardships, showed shameless
audacity towards Allah. Nowadays, the same circumstances
could also apply for different cases of affliction or trouble. It
should always be remembered that, in the verses of the
Qur’an, our Lord revealed that the hearts of these people,
who prefer to preserve their worldly goods rather than
embarking on a job that could lead them to gain Allah’s
consent, and at a time when Muslims needed their assistance
and support, are sealed.

Sincerely Desires to be Purified

One of the most important characteristics of any true and
sincere believer is that he honestly desires and strives to be
purified from all kinds of attitudes and moral defects
forbidden in the Qur’an, in order to attain the level of
morality pleasing to Allah. Humans are prone to make
mistakes. Yet, Allah announces in the subsequent verse that
He has inspired the human soul not only with the limits of