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Zeal and Enthusiasm Described in the Qur’an

ceed to another task to please Allah. It is stated in the Qur’an:
"But whoever desires the hereafter and exerts the effort
due to it while he is a believer – it is those whose effort is
ever appreciated [by Allah]." 43
In return for their steady efforts and commitment to do good,
His faithful servants will be hosted by Allah in the most beautiful

mansions and enjoy great blessings for all eternity:
"And the forerunners, the forerunners – those are the ones
brought near [to Allah] in the Gardens of Pleasure, a [large]
company of the former peoples and a few of the later peo-
ples, on thrones woven [with ornament], reclining on them,
facing each other." 44
Allah has given glad tidings that those who tire themselves in
the life of this world for the consent of Allah will feel no weariness
in the hereafter:

"No fatigue will touch them therein, nor from it will they
[ever] be removed." 45
"[It is Allah] Who has settled us in the home of duration
[i.e., paradise] out of His bounty. There touches us not in it
any fatigue, and there touches us not in it weariness [of
mind]." 46

Remaining patient in the face of difficulties
In the Qur’an, Allah has described Himself as:

"The One Who created death and life to test you as to
which of you is best in deed" 47
He draws attention to the fact that the life of this world is a time
for testing. Indeed, events which appear to be favorable or unfa-
vorable in the course of this life are critical in terms of revealing a

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