attached (connected) to worldly desires are distant from Me.”^[1]

At another instance, Allah Almighty states:

وَ اللّٰهُ یُرِیْدُ اَنْ یَّتُوْبَ عَلَیْكُمْ- وَ یُرِیْدُ الَّذِیْنَ یَتَّبِعُوْنَ الشَّهَوٰتِ اَنْ تَمِیْلُوْا مَیْلًا عَظِیْمًا(۲۷)

Allah intends to turn to you with His mercy, but those following their desires want you to deviate very far from the straight path.^[2]

The cause of the revelation (Sabab al-Nuzūl) of this blessed verse is that the Jews, Christians, and Magians considered marriage with the daughters of one's brother or sister to be permissible. When Allah Almighty declared such marriages forbidden, they said to the Muslims: "Just as you consider marriage with the daughters of your maternal and paternal aunts permissible—while the aunts themselves are forbidden to you—you should likewise marry the daughters of your brothers and sisters." Thereupon, this verse was revealed, indicating that these people desire for you to fall into fornication just as they have.^[3]

Dear Islamic brothers! You have heard how Allah Almighty has condemned those who follow their desires, stating that such individuals will be cast into the horrific valley of Hell named Ghayy. Similarly, the second verse condemns the hypocrites who were disgraced by falling into the pursuit of lusts (ittibāꜤ al-shahawāt), and now, due to their inner malice and enmity, they wish to involve Muslims in this same evil habit.

In this contemporary age, observing the practical condition of Muslims suggests that non-Muslim nations are appearing to succeed in this nefarious conspiracy. Today, misled by the nafs and Satan, the Muslim is exceeding all bounds in following his desires. Influenced by Western