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82 The Importance of Conscience in the Qur'an

covetous of the hereafter. Allah says in the Qur'an:
Allah expands provision to anyone He wills
and restricts it. They rejoice in the life of this
world. Yet the life of this world, compared to
the hereafter, is only fleeting enjoyment.
(Surat ar-Ra'd: 26)
The most important blessing Allah bestows upon His true
believers is spiritual well-being. In return for using their
conscience and striving for Allah's good pleasure, these people
feel no distress in their hearts. They feel the peaceful and
secure aspects of honesty and sincerity. Since they fear and
revere no one but Allah, they do not experience feelings such
as distress, worry and fear. Their not having worldly ambitions,
jealousies and selfish feelings, makes them happy, relaxed and
joyful.
In many of His verses, Allah refers to those who are suc-
cessful:
…It is the people who are safe-guarded from
the avarice of their own selves who are
successful. (Surat al-Hashr: 9)
He who has purified himself will have success,
He who invokes the Name of his Lord and
prays. (Surat al-A'la: 14-15)
Then when the prayer is finished spread
through the earth and seek Allah's bounty and
remember Allah much so that hopefully you
will be successful. (Surat al-Jumu'a: 10)
Conscientious people can feel at ease only in the
company of those with similar attitudes. In order for one to be
friends with someone, one has to like his manners and
character. Conscience takes pleasure only from conscientious