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addilion, certain ecstatic sects try to exp!oit the condition of
these Muslims in the hope that they may become converts to
this denomination or that. On the other hand, there are many
temptations in life to divert the attention of people and, turn
their concern away from the straight and fair course of
religion. This is harmful enough; but it is more so in the case
of the young Muslims and is still much more in the case of
Islam, the religion that is greatly misunderstood in this part
of the worid. It is true that some Muslim parents try to
provide their children with religious guidance and
instruction; but of what good are these limited efforts and
how effective can they be in this high-pressure environment?
What happens then? What are the consequences of this
difficult situation? It must be honestly admitted that the
picture looks gloomy but not hopeless. Some Muslims who
are innocent victims of their high-pressure conditions,
become indifferent and self-contained. They feel ashamed,
afraid, or suspicious of what surrounds them. Consequently,
they cannot possibly make any valuable contribution to their
society or attain any significant b^nefit from it. Others flow
with the stream of society to become fashionable and
acceptable. These, too, will neither contribute to nor benefit
from the society in which they live. Such "Muslims" may
even become destructive and disgraceful, for they will be
with no real effective religious morals.
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