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wish to live in the world with people whom they desire to be
with eternally in the Hereafter.
Allah has related this command in the Qur’an, as follows:
Restrain yourself patiently with those who call upon
their Lord morning and evening, desiring His face. Do
not turn your eyes from them, desiring the attractions of
this world. And do not obey someone whose heart We
have made neglectful of Our remembrance, who fol-
lows his own whims and desires, and whose life has
transgressed all bounds. (Surat al-Kahf, 28)

29. Can one be happy without religion?

People who do not live by the religion cannot be happy, in
the true sense of the word, for in order to be happy, first of all
one’s conscience needs to be at ease. In other words, nothing
should cause them distress or confusion, or make them feel
remorse. Ease of conscience can be attained only by living by
the religion. One’s conscience, which is under Allah’s control,
always commands a person to believe in Allah, to fulfill the
religion’s requirements, and to adhere to the Qur’an’s values.
For that reason, irreligious person, one who has struggled
against this command of his or her conscience throughout his
or her life, cannot be truly happy. Allah reveals that people
can attain ease of heart and true peace only by having faith in
Him:
Those who believe and whose hearts find peace in the
remembrance of Allah. Only in the remembrance of
Allah can the heart find peace. (Surat ar-Ra`d, 28)

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