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with something better and, if there is enmity between you and
someone else, he will be like a bosom friend. None will obtain it
but those who are truly steadfast. None will obtain it but those
who have great good fortune. (Surah Fussilat, 34-35)

As a result of this patience and determination shown by the
faithful, Allah gives them the finest reward for what they have done,
and allows them to enter Paradise. He gives this news in the
following verse:
What is with you runs out, but what is with Allah goes on
forever. Those who were steadfast will be recompensed
according to the best of what they did. (Surat an-Nahl, 96)

Fearing nothing but Allah

People who have not grasped Allah's power and greatness are
vulnerable to innumerable fears, among them the fear of other
people, the dark, or certain numbers or colors, believing that they
have an independent power of their own.
Meanwhile, the faithful know that only Allah has power and that
nobody can harm or help anybody else without His permission. They
are aware of the fact that no people or creatures can have power that
is independent of Allah, and that everything owes its existence to
Him. If they encounter some harm, they believe wholeheartedly that
only our Lord can remove it. Allah tells the faithful to fear nothing but
Him, as follows:
It was only Satan frightening you through his friends. But do
not fear them—fear Me, if you are believers. (Surah Al 'Imran,
175)

Due to their firm belief and trust in Him, the faithful experience no
sadness or depression when confronted with frightening or