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intimidating events. Oppression or limitations do not cause them to
swerve in their devotion to Him and their striving to earn His
approval. The Qur'an explains this attribute, as follows:

Those to whom people said: "The people have gathered against
you, so fear them." But that merely increased their faith, and
they said: "Allah is enough for us, and [He is] the Best of
Guardians." (Surah Al 'Imran, 173)
As this verse indicates, even if the faithful are faced with pressure,
they fear only Allah and show their patience by not abandoning their
faith. Allah has declared that He will test His servants with fear to
separate the true believers from those who have weak—or no—faith.
In exchange for this, He gives the following good news to those who
remain patient in their faith:
We will test you with a certain amount of fear and hunger and
the loss of wealth, life, and fruits. But give good news to the
steadfast. (Surat al-Baqara, 155)

When faced with property damage

Allah has decorated the life of this world with many beautiful
things and has created an environment from which people can derive
pleasure. They are required to use the blessings showered on them in
the best possible way, without becoming passionately attached to
them. They realize that whatever people acquire here will remain

here, and that they will have to account for their use of these blessings
in our Lord's presence on the Day of Judgment. Those who
understand that everything is a gift from Allah and show gratitude to
Him will be rewarded, while those who forget the Day of Judgment,
and so try to seize these blessings for themselves with greed, will
suffer disappointment.