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24 Hours in the Life of a Muslim
24 Hours in the Life of a Muslim

being to turn his back on the Qur'an and Sunnah means that he
will remain unaware of truths that are vital for him to know.
However, the resources that he and transitory human beings like
him have collected will not be enough to survive in the situations
and problems that they encounter in the world. People like him
will spend their whole lives in anxiety, worry, stress, fear and ad-
versity, with no solution to their problems. And later, they will ac-
cept this situation and will spend the rest of their lives deceived,
thinking that their suffering is a "fact of life" when it is actually a
punishment for not living by the deen.

Believers who follow the values described by Allah in the
Qur'an and make them prevail over every moment of their lives
will live in the best way. Allah announces good tidings to these be-
lievers in the following words:
It is not your wealth or your children that will bring you near
to Us, only in the case of people who believe and act rightly;
such people will have a double recompense for what they
did. They will be safe from all harm in the High Halls of
Paradise. (Surah Saba': 37)
Those who believe and do right actions and establish prayer
and pay alms, will have their reward with their Lord. They
will feel no fear and will know no sorrow. (Surat al-Baqara:
277)

Those who fulfil Allah's contract and do not break their
agreement; those who join what Allah has commanded to be
joined and are afraid of their Lord and fear an evil
Reckoning; those who are steadfast in seeking the face of
their Lord, and establish prayer and give from the provision
We have given them, secretly and openly, and stave off evil
with good, it is they who will have the Ultimate Abode.
(Surat ar-Ra'd: 20-22)

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