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The State Of The People Of Paradise In This World 25

every prayer they observe, in every faithful work they per-
form, and in everything they do, both great and small, to gain

His good pleasure. In addition, they also know that angels
record their deeds in books and that they will be rewarded in
the afterlife for what they have done. This is the sense of se-
curity that comes from their knowledge that Allah supports
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