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Avoiding Attitudes Harming Sincerity

other and cover their mistakes by saying, "If anyone covers up
a Muslim [his sins], Allah will cover him up [his sins] on the
Resurrection Day." 29 Otherwise, the unity among them will be
eliminated and their power will be diminished. When the

power of the Muslims diminishes, those who deny Allah will
grow in strength. No Muslim would like to be held
accountable for such a thing, just for fulfilling the desires of
his lower-self. Essentially, Muslims are expected to practice
the morality of the Qur’an to the best of their abilities, to be
examples for others, and to encourage them to live according
to the religion. It is apparent that one, who hasn’t succeeded
in overcoming the jealousy or rivalry within him, could not
correctly fulfill this responsibility. Therefore, he acts in a way
that diminishes the power of the believers and strengthens
those who deny Allah. Consequently, such a person is not
only a bad example for his friends and family, but also bears
a great deal of guilt. Therefore, he should immediately cease
to behave in such a fashion and adopt a nobler morality. Only
then could he acquire sincerity and attain a level of morality
consented by Allah. As Bediuzzaman said, what befits a
Muslim is to "establish a genuine alliance with Muslims" in
compliance with the verse which states, "Help one and
another in goodness and piety," and to keep sincerity alive:

"The cure and remedy for this disease of discord among the people
of truth is to make one’s rule of conduct the Divine prohibition
contained in this verse: ‘Do not fall into dispute, lest you lose
heart and your power depart,' (Surat al-Anfal: 46) and the wise
Divine command for social life contained in this verse: ‘Work
together for the sake of virtue and piety.' (Surat al-Ma’ida: 2)
One must further realize how harmful to Islam dispute is, and how