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For example, it is impossible to think that a true religious Scholar would - may Allah protect us - drink alcohol or gamble. However, a young individual who has been placed in a polluted environment in which these sins take place would quickly be attracted to these things. In addition, those who have knowledge of the religion would not be pulled easily into doubtful issues, whereas this may not hold true for the “common people”.

Sometimes, when the person wants to justify something, he searches through the verses of the Qur`an and the traditions and will try to find some ambiguous issue and then hold firm onto that - he will pre-judge something and bring forth proofs which are weaker than the a spider's web. However, we must first see what Allah (SwT) and the Prophet (S) have truly said and must consider ourselves as students of the Qur`an - not teachers of the Qur`an!

Thus, it is for this reason that the Prophet (S) said that the source of people going to the hell fire are three things: following doubtful things, discrimination and adhering to lower desires of the soul. In continuation of the tradition, the Prophet (S) has mentioned, “On the Day of Resurrection, a caller will proclaim that anyone who has any reward to claim from Allah (SwT) should stand up.

At this point, only those people will stand up who - during the time of anger - had chosen the path of forgiveness and pardoned their brother in religion.” After this, the Prophet (S) himself answers the question which was posed that, “Why do these people have a right on Allah?” The Prophet (S) states that, “Have you not heard this verse of the Qur`an which states: فَمَنْ عَفَا وَ أَصْلَحَ فَأَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللٌّهِِ “So he who forgives and makes correct the relations, his reward is with Allah.” Therefore, we too must strive to establish love between our fellow Muslims.

O' Allah! You have ordered us to forgive one another, however You are more worthy of forgiveness than we are, we have committed oppression upon our own souls, so please forgive us! ! [^1]: The word “تعصب” (Ta`asub) and the word “عصبية” (`Asabiyyah) comes from the root word “عصب” in the meaning of tape or a connector which joins together thigns which became separated.

Later on, these words were used for any sort of interaction or relation between people; however this word is usually used in the meaning of excessiveness in relations and is not a good term or word to use.

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