Page 21 - Loyalty Described in the Qur'an

The Misinterpretation of Loyalty
my hands of you. I see what you do not see. I fear Allah.
Allah is severe in retribution." (Surat al-Anfal, 48)
It is not possible for individuals of such base morality to feel a
sincere bond with Allah and His messengers, or to be patient

through difficulties. Rather, they use every opportunity in which
they can swear an oath to hide their treachery, though associating
with believers, so as to exploit them for their own advantage. But,
their insincerity is so severe that they break every promise they
make, even making known the hostility they harbor inside.
However, no matter how hard they try to deceive believers with
their false oaths and promises, Allah will bring their efforts to

naught, and reveal their true intentions to those who are sincere.
One reason why such people act with such a lack of conscience
is that Allah has hardened their hearts. Allah reveals in the Qur'an,
that they are condemned because they break their promises, also
warning believers of their intentions:
But because of their breaking of their covenant, We have
cursed them and made their hearts hard. They distort the
true meaning of words and have forgotten a good portion

of what they were reminded of. You will never cease to
come upon some act of treachery on their part, except for a
few of them. Yet pardon them, and overlook. Allah loves
good-doers. (Surat al-Ma'ida, 13)
From the above verse, we learn that those whose mindset is so
distorted have no conception of faithfulness. We can clearly see the
error in their perception of the meaning of faithfulness by their
breached oaths, broken promises and failed agreements.

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