Page 91 - Character Types of the Unbelievers

Harun Yahya-Adnan Oktar
this way. He or she takes an interest in everyone, and is always respect-
ful and polite. They will do all they can to help a person in difficulty
and, even if they cannot be of assistance at that time, they will at least be

supportive to the individual.
Another character trait of the public servant is that he conforms to
a stereotype; that is, he always behaves the same way, and his responses
to things are always predictable. His every-day life, the people he
speaks with, that which he talks about, his habits and tastes, are all ac-
cording to this stereotype. He still dresses as he did when he was
young, wearing the same hairstyle. He is narrow-minded and does not

want to interfere with the status quo. He cannot be persuaded to take on
new methods of doing things, even though they may be better. He per-
sists in old-fashioned ways, though it wastes much time. Still, he will
not abandon his old habits.
It can be seen from these explanations that majority of public ser-
vants possessing the morality of ignorance exhibit a laxness in character
not only in their moral make-up but also in their social lives. As long as
he sees nothing to gain, he will not alter his behavior. However, the job
of a public servant is to serve the public. A public servant, who practices

the morality of Islam, will serve those who come to him with respect.
He will never cause them difficulty or waste their time. He knows that
anything he does of good will not be for nothing. For him, his work is an
act of worship, in which his intention is to earn Allah’s favor, by main-
taining the best level of morality he can. All his good works are kept in
a book in the Presence of Allah, to be opened on the Day of Judgment.
In the Qur’an, the Prophet Luqman (as) reminds his son of this

truth:
My son, even if something weighs as little as a mustard-seed and

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