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The True Wisdom That Comes From Faith

the Qu'ran, or who does not live by the
religion, to save himself from the grip of
romanticism. Sentimentality can only be
eradicated by acting wisely, that is, by 61
acting according to the moral teachings
of the Qu'ran. For, it is not possible for
someone who does not make his life
conform to the Qu'ran, as we said
earlier, to use his mind effectively.
Despite its actually being a
spiritual disease, sentimentality is,
nonetheless, a very common measure in
ignorant societies towards determining
whether or not someone is a "good
person." It has affected the majority- Sentimental people cannot
free themselves from
albeit the uninformed majority-of
despair and melancholy.
society, to such an extent that someone They wrong themselves.
who is not easily moved to romantic
feeling is quickly dismissed as heartless and unfeeling.
Can sentimentality be so innocent and harmless as it is thought to
be? If we are to look at this question and answer it realistically, we will
discover the fact that sentimentality gives rise to some very grave
results. In the previous sections of this book, we saw the plain effects
of sentimentality in the social sphere but it also has highly damaging
effects in everyday life. Sentimentality has been one of the main
reasons for the complaints voiced by many people relative to many
issues for which they are at a loss to find a solution.
However, because the solution to every problem, and the way out
of every difficulty, is presented in the Qu'ran, those individuals or
societies that use it as their guide have all the advantages that wisdom
affords. In other words, they come to live the benefits of wisdom:

...A Light has come to you from God and a Clear Book. By it,