Page 33 - Zeal and Enthusiasm in the Qur'an

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

about consequences. Allah declares that in return for their good
morals and zealous efforts, believers will obtain additional abun-
dance:
"For them who have done good is the best [reward] – and
extra." 29

Preferring the interests of Islam to personal ones is not limited
to material issues. There might be cause to make bodily sacrifices
as well. For instance, one may be needed to care for a patient when
one feels exhausted, hungry or unwell. At such times, believers
continue to offer their services without hanging back or showing
any indolence. That is because they consider material or physical
sacrifice not as a difficulty but a special opportunity created for

them by Allah. These are immediate opportunities awaited by be-
lievers who strongly desire to feel close to Allah and to earn His
consent. For this reason, without feeling the slightest distress, they
turn towards the most beneficial duty. No doubt, the zeal and de-
termination they show are indications of their faith and sincerity.

Commitment to live good morals
One who aims to attain the good pleasure of Allah in the life of

this world will show great determination to live the good morals
with which Allah is pleased. Those who do not have a sincere faith
in Allah and who are not eager to earn His pleasure will find it bur-
densome. That is because good morals entail a perfect exercise of
conscience and will. Those who do not have the zeal and fervor of
faith in their hearts fail to show sensitivity of conscience and will.
Consequently, they fail to show good morals in the true sense.

Believers who embrace religion enthusiastically, on the other
hand, willingly live by the moral principles described in the Qur’an

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