Page 12 - Character Types of the Unbelievers

INTRODUCTION

Our guidance to the truth with which we can discover the purpose
of creation, distinguish right from wrong, and learn the true meaning of

life, is the Qur’an. Because, the Qur’an was revealed by Allah, Who cre-
ated human beings, and Who is their only judge and master. Therefore,
it is only by living by the morality of religion Allah has revealed in the
Qur’an that people may improve on their lack of knowledge, and be-
come cognizant enough to save themselves from the ignorance they are
surrounded by.
The collective of those who are far removed from the morality of
religion, ignoring its important reality, compose the nations of igno-
rance. But the ignorance we mean here has a far different meaning than

the one in common use. These peoples may be sophisticated, cultured
and educated; they may be experts in many branches of science; they
may have read hundreds of books, succeeded in numerous discoveries,
and may even be famous for their accomplishments. But, neither the
status they have attained, nor their accomplishments, nor the formulas
they have discovered, nor the books they have read are enough to
counter the ignorance that surrounds them. The ignorance we mean

here is the fact that these nations do not know Allah, our Creator, or rec-
ognize His power as they should; they do not know what He expects of
them, and the kind of moral and personal quality with which one ex-

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