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We will turn him to that to which he has (himself) turned **…**[^2] Allah increases the guidance of one who accepts belief and seeks guidance. He increases the luminosity of his belief. Then he becomes a devotee of whatever he gains recognition ( Ma’arifat ) of. And he flees from every evil. And (as for) those who follow the right direction, He increases them in guidance **.**[^3] Consequence of Disbelief The result of disbelief is that the heart becomes absolutely blind.

Now it cannot discriminate between truth and falsehood. Nor can it understand what is wrong and what is right. The reality of humanity is that due to this quality man can understand the reality of different things and is aware of them. Disbelief causes him to fall from this height of humanity and he becomes debased like beasts. No goodness can be expected from him. There is a continuous increase in his spiritual and internal ailments. Now he cannot find the cure for any of his aches.

He does not recognize any of his evil traits so that he can avoid it. The capacity to differentiate good and evil is destroyed. Far from finding a cure, he does not even accept that he is spiritually sick. Two Types of Disbeliefs Disbelief is of two types. One of it is due to ignorance and immaturity, and the other is despite having knowledge and intentionally. An ignorant disbeliever is one who does not wish to recognize the truth.

He denies truth because he cannot recognize it and thus he does not accept it. Most of the atheists and materialist are such. They deny their creator and the Last Day just because of their ignorance. Man spends a few years in this world. These materialists think that like other living creatures man is also annihilated by death. There is no reward or punishment for his actions and (God forbid) Allah does not exist. Such people only follow their baseless conjectures and wrong notions.

They follow naught but conjecture **.**[^4] These people live in a society filled with disbelief. They follow their elders. Or in spite of ignorance they consider themselves wise and deny the truth.

In the words of Quran these people utter such things, Surely we found our fathers on a course, and surely we are followers of their footsteps **.**[^5] Disbelief Despite Knowledge Disbelief despite knowledge indicates that man recognizes the truth but if he accepts, it will create hurdles in achieving his selfish desires. Therefore he is not attracted towards it. He does not accept it.