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TAKING THE QUR'AN AS A GUIDE

ticed and implemented, in general, by all members of the soci-
ety.
After all, people try to prove themselves to others and pres-
ent themselves as having superior qualities. Consequently,
under society's repressive rules and limitations, people cannot
speak, laugh, or live as they desire, for they live under the con-
stant social threat of humiliation, condemnation, or gossip.
People who do not know Allah, place their trust in and sub-
mit to Him, and live by the Qur'an's principles harbor count-
less fears: fear for the future, of being left alone, growing old,
having an accident, dying, seeing their children's health threat-
ened, losing possessions, failing in business or marriage, being
deprived of a good education, and so on.
All of these are a source of sheer unmitigated anxiety. No
doubt, the Qur'an's morality enables people to avoid such
fears, for people who are far from Islam's values are unaware
that everything occurs by Allah's Will and that everything is
predestined. They fail to think that the good and the bad
events in life are tests, and that Allah provides and owns all
blessings and beauties. For this reason, societies made up of
such individuals are characterized by tension, chaos, unrest,
distress, and insecurity.
A society composed of people who adhere to the Qur'an's
morality is immune to such negativity, as can be seen by its
members' moral excellence. Such people place their trust in
Allah and persevere, and also show mercy, compassion, and
love. Inherently humble and contented, they feel the peace and
comfort of living according to the religion described by Allah.
As the Qur'an commands, they fear no one but Him and pur-

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