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wealth and fame which they have earned. The best remedy to cure this disorder is that
they should love Allah simply and constantly, and accept piety and renunciation as their
ultimate goal. The enlightened understand this secret. This world is the abode of misery
and suffering and the moment we get rid of our personal relationship with it, Allah
makes the end to shine for us in the light of His Mercy, that even while on earth, we feel
as if we sit in heavenly places.

Secondly, they look upon the next world with suspicion and refuse to believe that it
really exists. It should be made plain to them that even in the belief of Allah all men do
not agree, though their lives furnish an opportunity to seek peace of mind through Allah.

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The most reliable cure for this is that the patients should retreat into themselves, for it is
in their power to do so. This retirement into themselves will send them back to Allah and
free them from all ideas of pantheism. This type of man, however is not completely
devoid of spiritual capacity but are composed entirely of material stuff. Their unconcern
for Allah or the life Hereafter is due more to the influences of nature and social pressure