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EVER THOUGHT ABOUT THE TRUTH?

mercy on. My Lord, He is Forgiving, Merciful.' (Surah
Yusuf: 53)
The believer is on guard against his lowerself at every mo-
ment, and heeds the voice of his conscience under all circum-
stances. He always does what is compatible with Allah's
approval. His own self will try to lead him astray turning him
away from Allah's way by the use of countless tricks and obsta-
cles such as fear, hopelessness, and slackness. However, a be-
liever will overcome all of this through his eagerness, affection,
determination, courage and patience. He will never digress from
the right path because this is the path of Allah, his sole guardian,
sole protector and sole supporter.
Of course a Muslim's struggle is not only confined with his
lower self. Our Lord reveals another responsibility to believers in
the Qur'an: to command what is good and discourage what is
bad. As revealed in the verses of the Qur'an, Muslim is the suc-
cessor of Allah on this earth. Therefore, he wages an intellectual
struggle against those transgressors who oppress people, tyran-
nize over them and try to prevent them from treading the path of
Allah. Because this is a responsibility revealed in the Qur'an.
Only such societies that are governed by practitioners of the
moral principles and orders of the Qur'an can attain to real jus-
tice. A believer is one who deals with people justly and leads
them to the truth for the pleasure of Allah. Believers never make
any concessions regarding the moral values taught by Allah, no
matter how great the responsibilities they assume. These attrib-
utes of theirs are described as follows in the Qur'an:

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