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brother of theirs and pick holes in him and look down upon the poor and hate them. That shoulc 1 never be the case. Rather togetherness should bring about strength and unity which produces love and causes blessings to come down. (Malfoozat Vol. III, p. 347) EVIL OF FALSEHOOD God has described falsehood (telling lies) in the Holy Quran as something dirty. He says: · Faj-tanibur-rijsa minal ausani wajtani-boo qaulazzoori You should abandon the dirt of the idols and you should also abandon the dirt of telling lies. Behold,. telling lies has been mentioned here side by side with the id. ols and the fact is that telling lies is also an idol. Why should, otherwise, a man leave the truth and go elsewhere. Just as the idol has no basis so also is the case with telling lies; there is nothing that can be called its basis except a camouflage (or a guild). Those who tell lies are not trusted at all; even if they tell the truth, they are considered to have told a lie or at least that they have mixed the truth with a lie. If those who tell lies wish to get rid of this habit of theirs (even if it be a little less) they would not find it easy; it is not possible to achieve this objective quickly. They have to work hard for it and for a fairly long time. Then and then alone they can get the habit of telling the truth. (Malfoozat Vol. Ill, p. 350) A TRUE GUIDE It is the duty of the person who is commissioned by God that he should remove the weakness of his Jamaat. A true guide can never be untrustworthy. If there is somebody who permits everybody to do whatever he likes whether his life 179