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elievers, whose sole objective
in this life is to earn Allah's
good pleasure, mercy, and

Paradise, and who have a heartfelt
submission to Allah, will lead their
entire lives for His sake. As outlined
in "Say: 'My prayer and my rites, my living and my dying, are
for Allah alone, the Lord of all the worlds.'" (Surat al-An'am,
162), they aim to earn Allah's good pleasure in whatever they do
and in every instance. They use whatever they possess in their
struggle to realize this goal. People who acknowledge all of
Allah's attributes; who constantly witness His power, greatness,

mercy, love, and compassion; who sense the love of Allah at
every moment—their love cannot be compared with any oth-
er type of love. Allah describes this love as a "greater" love,
while the idolaters' distorted love is described as:
Some people set up equals to Allah, loving
them as they should love Allah. But those
who believe have greater love for
Allah. (Surat al-Baqara, 165)

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