Page 69 - Taking the Qur'an as a Guide

Raising a Model of Generation That Adheres to the Qur'an

With the verse: "O You who believe, enter Islam totally. Do
not follow in the footsteps of Devil. He is an outright enemy
to you" (Surat al-Baqara: 208), Allah summons people to live
by the Qur'an's values.
Those who reject their society's unjust customs and tradi-
tions and adhere to the Qur'an are, in the Qur'an's terminology,
those who "enter Islam." Otherwise, bigoted, insincere, fearful,
timid, narrow-minded, ignorant, unwise, and imprudent soci-
eties that harbor countless unjust beliefs come into existence.
Their members live only to satisfy their whims and desires,
pursue mundane goals, see no limits in immorality, and feel
overwhelmed by the pressure of the rules and principles that
stem from ignorant systems. Surely one would not expect to
lead a tolerant, civilized, peaceful, and secure life in such a so-
ciety.
For this reason, every person of faith must feel grateful to
Allah, for He granted sincere faith to all believers, guided
them to the truth, and honored them with getting to know our
Prophet (saas). The way to show this gratefulness is to display
fully the Qur'an's morality and to follow the Sunna of our
Prophet (saas). Refusing to do so is ungratefulness toward
Allah, an attitude that will be punished severely in the
Hereafter.

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