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there for all eternity, and the many further rewards awaiting in
return for his good deeds.
However, the good news given to Muslims does not relate
to the afterlife alone. To those who heed Allah, exercise their
conscience, and summon people to the morality of the Qur'an,
Allah also promises blessings in this world. In fact, great re-
wards promised to believers are also shown to them when they
are still in this world. Those believers who strive to attain a
morality worthy of Paradise benefit from the kind of blessings
that remind them of greater things in Paradise while they are
still in this world. In the following verse, "Anyone who acts
rightly, male or female, being a believer, We will give them a
good life and We will recompense them according to the best
of what they did." (Surat an-Nahl, 97) Allah relates this good
news.
Due to their obedience, modesty, humility and submission
to Allah, believers are removed from distress, difficulty or anx-
iety for much of their lives. Allah sends down His serenity over
them, and leads them to attain what is best, for they know that
every call and reminder is from our Lord.
Unlike the disbelievers, the believers, who adopt the good
word in this world, will be greeted with the most gracious
words and glad tidings from the angels, their souls will be ex-
tracted in a virtuous state, and thus, their life of the Hereafter
will begin:
[Those who guard against evil are] those the angels take
in a virtuous state. They say, "Peace be upon you! Enter
the Garden for what you did." (Surat an-Nahl, 32)
All of the above represent the promises of Allah to His sub-
mitting servants. Surely, the infinite life in Paradise will be a

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