My Faith ISLAM (Grade 1-5) by Mawlana Feizel Chothia - page 363

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the apple seeds in the land with-
out first removing all the weeds,
we cannot hope to get any good
apple trees from it. The weeds
will simply strangle the tiny apple
seeds and their tiny shoots.
So what must we do? We must
first clear the weeds and thorn
bushes and prepare the soil
before we plant the apple seeds.
Only then we can expect good,
strong trees to flourish and
sweet, juicy apples to grow.
Now, let us compare the land
with the human heart. If the heart
is full of belief in false gods, we
cannot expect
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to
take root there. So it must be
cleansed of any other god,
wether it be an idol or even our
love for wealth, and only then will
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