Obeying the Majority Misleads Man from the Right Path
Assuming that the common conviction of the majority is right often deludes mankind. Indeed, when asked about the underlying reason of a particular act or attitude, many people answer "Because the majority does so." However, God informs us that obeying the majority is misleading:
| If you obeyed most of those on earth, they would misguide you from God's Way. They follow nothing but conjecture. They are only guessing. (Surat al-An'am: 116) | ||
In another verse, God states that most people will not believe:
| But most people, for all your eagerness, are not believers. (Surah Yusuf: 103) | ||
In Surat al-Ma'ida, God mentioned the abundance of "evil" and called people of intelligence to avoid it.
| Say: 'Evil and good are not the same, even though the abundance of evil may seem attractive to you.' Have fear of God, people of intelligence, so that hopefully you will be successful. (Surat al-Ma'ida: 100) | ||
Consequently, what the majority does, believes in or advocates can never be a reliable source or reference. People tend to follow the majority under the influence of the "herd instinct". However, believers who act in accordance with this divine secret God gives in the Qur'an do not follow the majority, but only observe God's commands and His religion. Even if they are alone, they never harbour doubts about their beliefs and the path they follow.
- Introduction
- God Answers Everyone's Prayers
- God Increases His Blessings On Thosewho Are Grateful
- Secrets of Submission to One's Fate and Putting One's Trust in God
- There is Good in Every Event
- There is Surely Ease with Every Difficulty
- God Obscures the Comprehension of Disbelievers
- God Bestows Understanding on Those Who Fear Him
- Those Who Do Good Meet Goodness
- There is Light in Believers' Faces, But Disgrace in Those of Disbelievers
- The Secret That God Erases Bad Actions
- Divine Purposes In Spending In God's Way
- The Effect Of Good Actions And Good Words
- The Secret That God Provides Room For People
- God Certainly Helps Those Who Help His Religion
- Quarrelling Causes Loss Of Strength
- Only In The Remembrance Of God Do Hearts Find Satisfaction
- The Cunning Of Satan Is Weak
- Obeying The Majority Misleads Man From The Right Path
- Secrets in The Expansion and Diminishing of Blessings
- Obedience to the Messenger is Obedience to God
- A Small Group of Believers can Overcome a Vast Majority of Disbelievers
- God Makes His Religion Supreme When One Worships Him Alone
- God Casts Dread into The Hearts of Disbelievers
- Wisdom and Decisive Speaking are Blessings from God
- Man will Also Account for His Thoughts and Intentions
- It is God Who Places Love in People's Hearts
- The Deaths of Disbelievers and Believers will not Be The Same
- Prayer Keeps Man Away from Evil
- Those Who are Killed in The Way of God are not Dead
- God is The Giver of Honour
- Secrets of Finding the Straight Path
- Man's Inner Self Commands Evil Acts
- Secrets of Abundance and The Wealth Given To People
- Conclusion