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est and may become good Muslims, if they find their way to
Islam. If they do not know and have no way of knowing,
they will not be responsible for failing to be Muslims. In-
stead, the Muslims who can present Islam to such people
will be the ones responsible for failing to invite them to Is-
lam and shows them what Islam is. This calls upon every
Muslim throughout the globe not only to preach Islam in
words but also-and more importantly-to live it in full (see,
for example, the Qur'an, 3:104; 16:125).
13. The true Muslim believes that in human nature,
which God created, there is more good than evil, and the
probability of successful reform is greater than the probabili-
ty of hopeless failure. This belief is derived from the fact
that God has tasked man with certain assignments and sent
messengers with Revelations for his guidance. If man were
by nature a hopeless case, impossible to reform, how could
God with His Absolute Wisdom assign him responsibilities
and invite him to do or shun certain things? How could God
do that, if it were all in vain? The fact that God cares for
man and takes a stand in his interest proves that man is nei-
ther helpless nor hopeless, but is more appreciative of and
inclined to good than otherwise. Surely with sound faith in
God and due confidence in man miracles can be worked out,
even in our own times. To understand this properly, one has
to carefully study the relevant passages in the Qur'an and re-
flect on their meanings.