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never do anything except in return for material benefit, and
always oppress those who are weaker than themselves. A
person who says, "I may not be religious, but I am not a vi-
olent person either" may one day find himself in a situation
that he can no longer endure, and claim to have the right to
do all kinds of wrong actions. He may get so angry that he
may even attempt to kill someone.
Irreligiousness, since it does not accept any limits, de-
stroys all humane feelings in society and leads to a terrible
degeneration. In irreligious societies, the justice, humility,
good manners, compassion and affection that religion
brings to mankind never exist. Therefore, lack of Islamic
morals is the main source of a community's moral and social
decline.s

93. What kind of beings are the jinn? Are there
believers and unbelievers among the jinn? Will
there be Paradise and Hell in the Hereafter in
which they will live?

Jinn are beings who are created, like human beings, to
worship Allah, but are created out of fire, unlike man who is
created from dust (Surat adh-Dhariyat: 56, Surat al-Hijr: 27).
Allah sends messengers to the jinn, too, in order to make
them believe (Surat al-An'am: 130). There are believers and
disbelievers among them. Allah relates this fact about the
jinn in the Qur'an as follows:
[A band of the jinn said:] "Some of us are Muslims
and some are deviators. Those who have become
Muslim are those who sought right guidance."
(Surat al-Jinn: 14)
Besides this, among them are those who oppose the pro-

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