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THE RELIGION OF THE IGNORANT

ing their lifestyles, luxuries or surroundings. For example, if they
think that there will be a reaction from others as they fulfill a re-
quirement of the moral values of religion, they choose other peo-
ple's approval over Allah's. They never make any concession with
regard to their wealth, entertainments, travel, ways of dressing or
habits. However, as long as they do not repent and change them-
selves, this attitude will cause them a great loss both in this world
and the Hereafter. Someone who avoids the slightest discomfort for
the sake of gaining Allah's approval in this world will suffer great
regret in the Hereafter.
True moral values of the Qur'an must influence a person's
whole life. Those who believe in Allah live their entire lives accord-
ing to His religion and compatibly with His approval, and practice
the moral values of the Qur'an. They never evaluate the religion of
Allah according to whether it is compatible with their own interests.
When that evaluation occurs, then that is not true religion. The per-
verted view of religion in the affected character, therefore, is far dis-
tant from the moral values of Islam. In verses, Allah states that
religion must be made unique to Him:
We have sent down the Book to you with truth. So worship
Allah, making your religion sincerely His. Indeed is the
sincere religion not Allah's alone? If people take protectors
besides Him—"We only worship them so that they may
bring us nearer to Allah"—Allah will judge between them
regarding the things about which they differed. Allah does
not guide anyone who is an ungrateful liar. (Surat az-
Zumar, 2-3)
Say: "It is Allah I worship, making my religion sincerely
His, so worship anything you will apart from Him!" Say:

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