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SINCERITY DESCRIBED IN THE QUR’AN

agreements and alliance render them even more powerful:

"... As for the people of neglect and misguidance, in order not to
lose the benefits with which they are infatuated and not to offend
the leaders and companions they worship for the sake of benefit, in
their utter humiliation, abasement and lack of manliness, they
practise union at all costs with their companions, however
abominable, treacherous and harmful they be, and wholeheartedly
agree with their partners in whatever form may be dictated by their
common interest. As a result of this wholeheartedness, they indeed
attain the benefits desired." 28
As understood from the words of Said Nursi, people who
do not believe in Allah or in the hereafter could forget the
rivalry among them and establish an alliance with each other
only to gain more power, worldly benefits and rewards.
Their excessive fondness for these benefits could eliminate

the jealousy and rivalry among them, and could immediately
make them the closest of friends. They hope to benefit from
their alliance, and thus reap its rewards.
As even those who deny Allah could form such powerful
alliances, only to gain benefits and rewards, it would be
impossible for true believers, who aim to gain Allah’s
consent, to fail to abandon jealousy or rivalry and establish
such an alliance. Their enthusiasm to gain Allah’s assent can
easily overcome the jealousy or rivalry whispered to them by
their lower-souls. Most important is that they understand
that such disagreements could harm both themselves and
their religion. They are reminded that conflicts and
disagreements cause their power to diminish.
The Prophet Muhammad (saas) has also expressed that
Muslims should always complement the deficiencies of each