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ATTRIBUTES OF BELIEVERS
IN THE QUR'AN

elievers who are aware of Allah's might and of the fact that
He encompasses and controls everything fear Him with
B B reverence. This is a feeling of profound respect filled with
admiration for His awesome power and magnificence. They are also
aware of their weakness before this supreme power and, as stated in a
verse, they 'proclaim His Greatness repeatedly'. (Surat al-Isra, 111)
They remember Allah at every moment of their lives. This is also a
natural outcome of their infinite love for Allah... The Qur'an is filled
with the sincere words of believers in which they exalt Allah's glory.
How does Allah repay answer this sincerity of believers? Allah com-
mands in one verse:
Remember Me – I will remember you… (Surat al-Baqara, 152)
Believers are mentioned in the Qur'an with a number of particular
attributes and descriptive terms. There is no doubt that believers pos-
sess numerous attributes that Allah praises and is pleased with. How-
ever, we will deal here only with those that are mentioned in the
Qur'an when believers are referred to.
Allah has promised those of you who believe and do right actions
that He will make them successors in the land as He made those be-
fore them successors, and will firmly establish for them their religion
with which He is pleased and give them, in place of their fear, security.
'They worship Me, not associating anything with Me.' Any who are
disbelievers after that, such people are deviators. (Surat an-Nur, 55)
So set your face firmly towards the Religion, as a pure natural be-
liever, Allah's natural pattern on which He made mankind. There is no
changing Allah's creation. That is the true Religion – but most people
do not know it. (Surat ar-Rum, 30)
The believers are only those who have believed in Allah and His
Messenger and then have had no doubt and have strived with their
wealth and themselves in the Way of Allah. They are the ones who are