Page 62 - Character Types of the Unbelievers

CHARACTER-TYPES OF THE UNBELIEVERS
place to go I wouldn’t be troubling you,” or “Send me to a nursing
home, you’ll be happier.” They say these things only to get the oth-
ers to take more interest in them.
However, if they used all the energy they spend using these

tactics instead towards behaving properly, they would get the love
and attention they desired. But, trying to get what they want by re-
sorting to inappropriate methods which are not in compliance with
the morality of the Qur’an will never allow them attain their wishes.

They Won’t Listen to Anyone
The elderly who live by the morality of ignorance share another
interesting well-known characteristic—they won’t listen to anyone.
No matter what the issue, they only want to do things in their own
way. They never trust what another person says, and look for some
evil intent in everything that said. For example, when they are told
they should not eat a certain food because it is bad for their health,
they think it a lie invented to keep them from eating it. For this rea-

son, when one gives them advice, they don’t listen; they become
angry, thinking that others want to refuse them a meal.
But, there are still more such examples; sometimes their behav-
ior can reach the point where it becomes a concern. For example,
they will want to treat their own health problems, and refuse to see
a doctor. Or, they refuse to take medicine a doctor has prescribed for
them, choosing instead some old remedy that are familiar with; or,

they may make some concoction of their own. They trust their own
knowledge and experience completely, believing that young know
nothing.

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