They have little or no apprehension in doing so, because they have little or no sense of wrong. The result is either passivity or aggression, expressed in aberrated forms of Islam and degraded forms of Tasawwuf. Understanding the Nature and Benefits of Our Diversity Between the extremes of false orthodoxy and self-indulgent secularism lies a middle way. This is the way of appreciating and making the most of the diversity within our unity. We need diversity in order to come to unity.
Diversity sets a developmental process in motion.
It stimulates purification, at-taskiyya . An analogy can be made to zakat . Zakat is much more than a way of helping those in need. It is a way of purifying the community. Zakat keeps resources flowing within the community.