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The Happiness and Blessings Brought by Faith

do without eagerness are all so much wasted effort and that as a result
they will suffer disappointment:
Say: "Shall I inform you of the greatest losers in their actions?
People whose efforts in the life of this world are misguided
while they suppose that they are doing good." (Surat al-Kahf:
103-104)
Because of the happiness which their faith brings them, believers
have boundless energ y, eagerness and willingness. In order to earn
more and more of Allah's approval with every passing day they want to
be involved in more good deeds. When they finish a job, they are not
satisfied. On the contrary, this just makes them all the more eager and
causes them to become involved in still more good works. They pray to
Allah to be able to perform the tasks required of them in the best possi-
ble way and the way which is most useful to other people. They con-
sider carefully what they are doing and make a sincere effort to achieve
the best outcomes. The result of all this is that the outcome is the best
they can achieve. This is an important secret of the success which Allah
gives believers.
Since they know that the reward they receive in the Hereafter will
be proportionate to the number of good deeds they engage in to earn
the approval of Allah in this short worldly life, they are never satisfied
with less and are always looking for more. They pray to Allah as in the
verse, "keep me acting rightly, pleasing You..." (Surat al-Ahqaf: 15) By
way of re w a rd for this sincere behavior on the part of believers, A l l a h
sends their hearts security and peace and strengthens their faith still
further with every day that passes. Allah describes this mercy towards
believers in the Qur'an:
It is He Who sent down serenity into the hearts of the believers
thereby increasing their faith with more faith—the legions of
the Heavens and the earth belong to Allah… (Surat al-Fath: 4)

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