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FAITH: THE WAY TO HAPPINESS

Allah would definitely help them. Immediately after this display of
submission and sincerity, Allah sent a great miracle which re s c u e d
them from Pharaoh.
People who do not have faith in Allah from the heart are in the
habit of giving way to despair. Because they do not live according to
the guidance of the Qur'an, they also display a forgetful and un-
grateful character. Allah points to the ingratitude of such people in
the verse, "If We let man taste mercy from Us, and then take it
away from him, he is despairing, ungrateful." (Surah Hud: 9)
Allah declares, "... Do not despair of solace from Allah. No
one despairs of solace from Allah except for people who are dis-
b e l i e v e r s . " (Surah Yusuf: 87) With this verse Allah warns people
that they should definitely not lose their hopes of Him. Allah cre-
ated everything in the world for people and off e red them every-
thing as a blessing. Humanity is indebted to Allah for everything.
He tells us that He is the One Who gives and withholds sustenance
in the verse, "Do they not see that Allah expands provision for
whoever He wills and also restricts it? There are certainly Signs in
that for people who believe." (Surat ar-Rum: 37)
What people are required to do is to trust Allah under any cir-
cumstances whatsoever and pray sincerely to Him in awareness of
the verse, "He Who responds to the oppressed when they call on
Him and removes their distress…" (Surat an-Naml: 62) Allah has
promised that He will rescue believers who show this attitude when
confronted with troubles. Allah also advises people not to lose hope
of His mercy in this verse, "... but you hope for something from
Allah which they cannot hope for." (Surat an-Nisa': 104)
The constancy of hopefulness depends on its source. Ignorant
people lack a sound foundation which can constantly give them

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