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"WORK" PSYCHOLOGY IN
IGNORANTISM

arlier, we said that a Muslim's only important feature of iden-
E tity was being a Muslim, that he cannot define himself accord-
ing to any other worldly criterion. Muslim is a name Allah has
bestowed on believers (Surat al-Hajj, 78), and a great honor it is for a
person to bear that title. For that reason, those with a Muslim aware-
ness never seek to find another identity by adopting other values.
They would never stoop to doing so. Other worldly criteria—a per-
son's descent, lineage, social status, language, color or circle for in-
stance—have no importance in the sight of believers. This is
explained in a verse:
O humanity! We created you from a male and female, and
made you into peoples and tribes so that you might come to
know each other. The noblest among you in Allah's Sight is
the one of you who best performs his duty. Allah is All-
Knowing, All-Aware. (Surat al-Hujurat, 13)
A believer aware of this never changes his behavior or character
according to prevailing worldly circumstances. When he obtains
great worldly wealth, for example, he never becomes spoiled. When
he is impoverished, he never adopts a defeated state of mind.
Examples of this are provided in the Qur'an; and the way in which

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