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THE COURAGE OF THE FA I T H F U L

Those who fulfill Allah's contract and do not break their agree-
ment; Those who join what Allah has commanded to be joined and
are afraid of their Lord and fear an evil Reckoning;
Those who are steadfast in seeking the face of their Lord,
and establish prayer and give from the provision We have
given them, secretly and openly, and stave off evil with

good, it is they who will have the Ultimate Abode. (Surat
ar-Ra‘d, 20-22)
In the Qur'an, Allah shows believers the way to conquer fear
and worry, just as He shows the way on all other matters. The num-
ber one enemy of courage is fear, and the concerns and anxiety that
arise from it. These are feelings which can easily be overcome if a
person conforms to the Qur'an. When one of sincere faith conforms

attentively to the Qur'an, his reaction to the things he encounters are
reformed.

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