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THE PAINS OF THE FALSE WORLD

gaining Allah's approval but from a wish to profit from peop-
le or the benefits of the life of this world. People of faith, on
the other hand, act in a godly manner, placing their hope in
Allah alone. As in all their actions, the aim whenever they
perform a good deed is to gain Allah's approval. Our Lord
has revealed that the return for this godly behavior for beli-
evers is more and better of what they have done:

Those who produce a good action will receive ten like it.
But those who produce a bad action will only be repaid
with its equivalent and they will not be wronged. (Surat
al-An'am, 160)
Say: "Servants of Mine who believe! Fear your Lord. For
those who do good in this world there is good and Allah's
Earth is spacious. The steadfast will be paid their wages
in full without any reckoning." (Surat az-Zumar, 10)

Those who do good will have the best and more! Neit-
her dust nor debasement will darken their faces. They
are the Companions of the Garden, remaining in it time -
lessly, for ever. (Surah Yunus, 26)
Everything in the heavens and everything in the Earth
belongs to Allah so that He can repay those who do evil
for what they did and repay those who do good with the
very best. (Surat an-Najm, 31)

Friendship

The Qur'an states: "If someone shuts his eyes to the re-
membrance of the All-Merciful, We assign him a satan who

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