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SINCERITY DESCRIBED IN THE QUR’AN

of being sincere. It is truly very simple for one to purify his
soul of these evils. For this purpose, he will only have to
practice the morality of the Qur’an to its fullest and most
perfect extent.
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, called attention to the solution
revealed in a verse of the Qur’an as follows:

"Gain complete sincerity in accordance with the verse, '... [they]
prefer them to themselves even if they themselves are
needy...' (Surat al-Hashr: 9)" 23
In His verse, Allah stresses that true believers prefer their
brothers before themselves, even if they are themselves
hungry or needy; and that they stood by their brothers,
against themselves, when they had to make a choice.
Muslims living in Medina were not troubled to help their
fleeing brothers from Mecca. They provided them shelter and
food, regardless of their limited means. On the contrary, they
were happy and rejoiced at having beaten the selfish and
niggardly tendencies of their souls and given priority to their
brothers for Allah’s sake. In that situation, they clearly knew
that such behavior was the most noble, conscientious and
sincere, and in compliance with the Qur’an. Moreover, Allah
has and will increase their reward for their self-sacrifice
many times, both in this world and the hereafter. Allah
announces the reward to be granted to those who practice
such morality as follows:
If you set apart for Allah a goodly portion, He will double
it for you and forgive you; and Allah is the Multiplier (of
rewards), Forbearing. (Surat at-Taghabun: 17)