Page 75 - Faith: The Way to Happiness

Perpetual Happiness Belongs to Believers

We can see in the Qur'an that this good news brought to believ-
ers by Allah is manifested in the lives of many of the prophets. For
instance, the prayer of Prophet Sulayman (as): "He [Sulayman] said,
'My Lord, forgive me and give me a kingdom the like of which
will never be granted to anyone after me. Truly You are the Ever -
G i v i n g . ' " (Surah Sad: 35) This prayer was answered and he was
given great worldly wealth. In the verse, "Did He not find you im -
poverished and enrich you?" (Surat ad-Duha: 8), Allah tells us that
P rophet Muhammad (saws) was also given wealth. In addition, in
various verses the Qur'an tells us that Prophets Dawud (as), Ibrahim
(as) and Dhu'l-Qarnayn (as) were given great re s o u rces and open-
ings.
As well as the endless wonders and re w a rds He has re s e r v e d
for the believers in Paradise, Allah grants them blessings in this
world and this increases their devotion to Him and their desire and
eagerness to be united in the Garden.
In the Qur'an Allah promises that believers will always be
happy and secure in this world and that by the guiding light of the
Qur'an He will give them strength and power:
Allah has promised those of you who believe and do right
actions that He will make them successors in the land as He
made those before them successors, and will firmly estab-
lish for them their religion with which He is pleased and
give them, in place of their fear, security. "They worship Me,
not associating anything with Me." Any who disbelieve
after that, such people are deviators. (Surat an-Nur: 55)
This is a pledge of Allah's to believers. What believers must do
is show their gratitude to Allah and praise His name in exchange for
this favor.

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