Way of The Seekers — Page 83
83 THE 5. Belief in false dogmas: For Instance, setting up partners with God. 6. Disbelief in the true dogmas like God, angels, prophets, revelation, heaven, hell. 7. Violation of the laws of the Shariah about God or man. For instance, not to offer prayer, not to perform pilgrimage to the Kaaba, not to carry out the prescribed rules of inheritance and not to follow divine guidance about morals. All these laws and injunctions are prescribed by God. Therefore, to violate them is to displease God, in addition to bringing pain and suffering on His creatures. 8. Inadequate love of God. 9. Disrespect to God and the Holy Prophet (on him be peace). 10 All evils which are related to others are also related to God. For example, ingratitude is ingratitude to man or God. Virtues 1. Bravery. 2. Alertness, promptitude. 3. Acquiring knowledge. 4. Humility. 5. Righteous indignation: To show resentment on sight of evil. 6. Thankfulness. 7. To think well of others. 8. Earnest benevolence. 9. Industriousness. 10 Modesty. 11 Pity. 12 Steadfastness: To persist in doing the right. 13 Dignity; Refusal to imitate others without need or purpose. In our country, people seem to lack this virtue. They are prone to imitate whatever the West does.