Page 19 - The Evil Called Mockery

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Mockery

in Unbelieving Societies

Since they do not live by the Qur'an's morality, which Allah has
chosen for humanity and with which He is pleased, the unbelievers'
character is totally alienated from the Qur'an. For this reason, mock-
ery is widespread among them.
At the bottom of this moral defect is their pride and their in-
ability to follow high morality. This pride reveals itself in various
ways and for various reasons. They want to be the most superior
people in their society, and so they mock whatever good character-
istics they see in other people to belittle them, demean them in the
eyes of others, and destroy their morale. They do not want them to
earn another person's admiration and praise. Since they do not live
according to the true love, compassion, and mercy of Allah, they do
not hesitate to harm each other through mockery.
Everyday life is filled with examples of this. The unbelievers
mock their friends or other people by picking on their defects, phys-
ical blemishes, or mistakes. When they see someone stumble, choke
on some food, or make a slip of the tongue, they resort to harass-
ment accompanied by prolonged and exaggerated laughter.
Afterward, they continue to deride that person by trying to implant
feelings of shame through a pattern of constantly reminding