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attitude we must have today in the Cause of Al-Islam.
In warning us to make Allah the only object of our love, the
Holy Qur'an says, "Say: If it be that your fathers, your sons, your
brothers, your mates or your kindred; the wealth that you have
gained; the commerce in which you fear a decline; or the dwellings
in which you delight are dearer to you than Allah or His Mes-
senger, or the striving in His Cause; then wait until Allah
brings about His Decision; and Allah guides not the rebellious."
The Holy Qur'an also says, "Those who believe, and have left
their homes to struggle, with their wealth and their souls, in Allah's
Way are of much greater worth in Allah's Sight. It is they who are
triumphant.''41
Allah has given us a religion that, shows us our total obligation
to Him, to our parents, kin, neighbors, community, society and to
the world. In Al-Islam there are no double standards. We cannot
preserve certain standards of knowledge or morality among Mus-
lims and then deny the same to others. We must afford them the
In warning us to make Allah the only object of our love, the
Holy Qur'an says, "Say: If it be that your fathers, your sons, your
brothers, your mates or your kindred; the wealth that you have
gained; the commerce in which you fear a decline; or the dwellings
in which you delight are dearer to you than Allah or His Mes-
senger, or the striving in His Cause; then wait until Allah
brings about His Decision; and Allah guides not the rebellious."
The Holy Qur'an also says, "Those who believe, and have left
their homes to struggle, with their wealth and their souls, in Allah's
Way are of much greater worth in Allah's Sight. It is they who are
triumphant.''41
Allah has given us a religion that, shows us our total obligation
to Him, to our parents, kin, neighbors, community, society and to
the world. In Al-Islam there are no double standards. We cannot
preserve certain standards of knowledge or morality among Mus-
lims and then deny the same to others. We must afford them the