Page 9 - Zeal and Enthusiasm in the Qur'an
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
What is Zeal? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
The Concept of Zeal in a Society of Ignorance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Who belongs to a society of ignorance? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
People of ignorance are enthusiastic only about worldly goals 13
The excitement of its members is but a temporary desire . . . . 16
The Enthusiasm of Believers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
The source of believers’ enthusiasm: their faith, love
and devotion to Allah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Believers’ enthusiasm is non - abating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
There are those among believers who are foremost in
good deeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The Efforts of Satan to Break the Enthusiasm of Believers . . . . . . 22
The Kinds of Behavior That Reveal the Zeal of Believers . . . . . . . . 24
Loyalty to Allah until the end of their lives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Seeking the kinds of deeds that most please Allah. . . . . . . . . . 26
Preference of the religion’s interests to their own. . . . . . . . . . . 28
Commitment to live good morals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Submission of themselves and their wealth to Allah . . . . . . . . 33
Competition in righteousness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Remaining patient in the face of difficulties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Becoming more zealous in the face of hardships . . . . . . . . . . 41
Seeking Allah’s approval with great joy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Not being influenced by those in whose hearts is disease . . . . 43
What the Believers’ Excitement Is Like . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
