Page 110 - Character Types of the Unbelievers

CHARACTER-TYPES OF THE UNBELIEVERS
is open to everyone without exception. At every moment, each has
the opportunity to gain hold on these blessings. To do so, he does
not need to make a great sacrifice, exhaust himself with days of
work, or surmount some difficult obstacle. To open this door, a per-

son needs only to be sincere in his intention and to take refuge in
Allah. This is a decision that can be made instantaneously.
One who wants to avoid all such corrupt character types must
realize that the way is an easy one. While reading these words, a
person can, with a single act of intention, obtain a disposition that
will win for him the mercy of Allah. Allah listens to everyone and
knows what is in their hearts; He is closer to a person than his jugu-

lar vein. Allah knows the moment when a person changes his inten-
tion and, if He wills, he increases that person’s blessings.
In the Qur’an, Allah has revealed the following about sincere
repentance in one verse:
Except for those who repent and believe and act rightly:
Allah will transform the wrong actions of such people into
good—Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat al-
Furqan, 70)
This book, then, is an invitation to accept the opportunity,

while there is still time, to escape all the harm influenced by igno-
rant societies, to attain the blessings promised to believers and, most
importantly, to win Allah’s favor by giving up the vices of igno-
rance and by adopting the character type of a believer.

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