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78 COMMONLY DISREGARDED QURANIC RULINGS

Anyone who has undergone difficulties and ordeals for the
cause of Allah must keep up the remembrance of Him and his
zeal based on faith and never forget his main purpose in life.
Failing to remember Allah hardens one’s heart, disables his

consciousness and makes one unable to benefit from the
lessons of life. Separated from Allah’s will, he progresses along
a path of no return. After having forgotten the Hereafter, his
benumbed heart then turns its attention solely to the life of
this world, and he finds immediate gratifications more attrac-
tive than making efforts for the cause of Allah. Allah tells His
Messenger (saas) to warn against such a danger:
Say: ‘If your fathers or your sons or your brothers or
your wives or your tribe, or any wealth you have
acquired, or any business you fear may slump, or any
house which pleases you, are dearer to you than
Allah and His Messenger and striving in His Way,
then wait until Allah brings about His command.
Allah does not guide people who are deviators.’
(Surat at-Tawba; 24)

A Muslim must always remain alert against attachment to
this world. A believer may sometimes fall into error and aban-
don a course of action that was pleasing to Allah; he may
improperly give in to his ego and desire some worldly plea-
sures. Continuation of such acts may lead to disbelief and
hypocrisy.
The condition of the ones who lose their consciousness
and prefer worldly earnings to Allah’s Prophet (saas) is an
example of such bad behavior: