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rather, it is spiritual. In other words, it indicates a problem
with their degree of faith.
People who have a sickness in their hearts generally re-
veal their true nature through some behavioral deviations,
some of which the Qur’an reveals: not remembering Allah,
not living by the Qur’an’s moral codes, not striving to serve
religion, being unwilling and slow to perform prayers, being
uncaring and cold toward the believers, being cowardly, and
not paying meticulous attention to the limits set by Allah
when they encounter a difficulty. Allah says that these signs
can be perceived by those of His servants whom He wills to
perceive such things:
Or did those with a sickness in their hearts imagine that
Allah would not expose their malevolence? If We
willed, We would show them to you and you would
know them by their mark and their ambivalent speech.
Allah knows your actions. (Surah Muhammad, 29-30)

19. What about being persistent in Allah's

worship?
In the verse "He is Lord of the heavens and Earth and
everything in between them, so worship Him and persevere
in His worship. Do you know of any other with His Name?"
(Surah Maryam, 65), Allah commands people to be persistent
in their worship of Allah. All good deeds that are performed
to earn His good pleasure will be paid in full in His sight.
Nonetheless, Allah tells people to be resolute in this matter to
point out that perseverance in worship is the real satisfactory
objective:
Wealth and sons are the embellishments of the life of
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