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The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

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"Verily, those who have believed, and those who have<br />

emigrated (for Allah's Religion) and have striven hard in<br />

the Way of Allah, all these hope for Allah's Mercy"<br />

[al-Baqarah (2): 218]<br />

Meaning: <strong>The</strong>y deserve to have hope, as for those insisting on<br />

committing sins, their hope of mercy is far-fetched.<br />

Ma'riif al-KarkhI said: Hoping for mercy from He who you are<br />

disobeying is a form of betrayal (being betrayed <strong>by</strong> not having guidance)<br />

and foolishness.<br />

Section Thirteen<br />

<strong>The</strong>ir Lack of Knowledge of Islam's Objectives<br />

<strong>The</strong> fourth doubtful matter: <strong>The</strong>y tried hard to overcome their lusts<br />

and desires but were unable to, because lust was part of their human<br />

nature. So, they gave up on attempting to purify themselves and<br />

abandoned performing actions altogether.<br />

<strong>The</strong>ir mistake was to think that the objective was to totally eliminate<br />

lust, desire and anger. This is not the objective of Shartah. In<br />

fact, it is impossible to eliminate attributes of human nature. Lusts<br />

were created for good reasons such as maintaining the humankind<br />

and defending one's sel£ Love for money was made part of human<br />

nature because wealth is what makes fulfilling other lusts possible.<br />

<strong>The</strong> objective of having self-control is to refrain from indulging<br />

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