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Allah has bought from the believers their selves and
their wealth in return for the Garden. They fight in the
Way of Allah, and they kill and are killed. It is a prom-
ise binding on Him in the Torah, the Gospel, and the
Qur’an. And who is truer to his contract than Allah?
Rejoice then in the bargain you have made. That is the
great victory. (Surat at-Tawba, 111)

63. Is it proper to feel sorry for those

who do not believe in Allah?
Those who are sure of Allah’s existence and the
Hereafter desire that other people grasp the truth and live by
the Qur’an’s morals, which is the most suitable way of living
for human beings. Knowing that each unbeliever will meet
with Hell’s infinite punishment, the believers put forth their
best efforts to lead the unbelievers to belief. But while each
believer is responsible for conveying the message and for
calling people to the truth, only Allah can guide people to the
truth. Even if the believers convey the message all day and
night, express themselves in the most impressive ways and
give the most convincing examples, all of these efforts will
come to naught if Allah does not guide the people being ad-
dressed. If Allah wills, He guides anyone He selects at any
time. This is only by His will, and Allah is the best of judges
because whatever He determines and decides is the best for
humanity. For that reason, those people who refuse to believe
despite the best efforts of the believers should not be a cause
of sorrow. Knowing that submitting to His will is the right
conduct, believers place their trust in Allah.

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