Guidance for Perceiving Minds — Page 23
What is wrong with the Muslims & What is the Treatment for this Time? Corruption has emerged among Muslims, and groups of righteous people have become as rare as red rubies. You do not see in them the morals of Islam nor the compassion of honourable individu- als. They persist in wickedness with even those that are related to them. They offer boiling water to people, even if they were close friends. They do not give a tenth [to those in need], even if they are brothers or family members. They lack sincerity towards their friends and brothers. They diminish the abundance of those who console and fail to do good to those who do good. They deprive people of endowments, even if they are acquaintances. They are stingy with their resources, even towards their companions. Indeed, if you look steadily at them and observe their faces repeat- edly, you will find that most of the sects within this religion have donned the garments of immorality, forsaking faith and chastity. Here, we recount some conditions of the rulers of our time and other individuals driven by their desires. Thereafter, we will eluci- date what Allah desires in order to repel these evils and what has been decreed for the reformation of Islam and Muslims.