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LOYALTY DESCRIBED IN THE QUR'AN
merely a perpetuation of the way things occurred in the past.
The reason why they are so confused in their understanding,
and cannot act with a true comprehension of the meaning of loyalty,
is because they do not reflect upon the words of the Qur'an, and so

remain without the true intelligence that it can give rise to. Allah ex-
plains this truth in the Qur'an as follows:
Do they not ponder these words? Has anything come to
them that did not come to their ancestors the previous peo-
ples? (Surat al-Muminun, 68)

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In societies far removed from the moral teachings of the Qur'an,
its people hold certain values which they strive their entire lives to
live by. Foremost among these is career, prestige, fame and wealth.
Because those benefited by these are celebrated for these very
things, all others desire to have the same. The wealthiest is most
popular; one with a successful career is the most intelligent; and the
one most famous is the one most liked. As a result of erroneous ten-
dencies, many people found their relationships, their comportment
towards others, their criteria for respect and friendship on these
same values. Therefore, when forming an opinion of another per-
son, the first things they consider are how much money or wealth he
has, or his level of prestige. So, in such societies, the person who is
most endowed with these benefits will be the most esteemed. Such a
person invites careful attention of everything he does, he is listened
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