Page 399 - Learning from the Qur'an

TO LIVE ONE'S ENTIRE LIFE
FOR ALLAH ALONE
Say: 'My prayer and my rites, my living and my dying, are for
Allah alone, the Lord of all the worlds. (Qur'an, 6:162)
Restrain yourself patiently with those who call on their Lord
morning and evening, desiring His face. Do not turn your eyes
from them, desiring the attractions of this world. And do not obey
someone whose heart We have made neglectful of Our
remembrance and who follows his own whims and desires and
whose life has transgressed all bounds. (Qur'an, 18:28)

TO SEEK ALLAH'S APPROVAL ALONE
Who is better: someone who founds his building on heeding and
pleasing Allah, or someone who founds his building on the brink
of a crumbling precipice so that it collapses with him into the Fire
of Hell? Allah does not love wrongdoers. (Qur'an, 9:109)
Restrain yourself patiently with those who call on their Lord
morning and evening, desiring His face. Do not turn your eyes
from them, desiring the attractions of this world. And do not obey
someone whose heart We have made neglectful of Our
remembrance and who follows his own whims and desires and
whose life has transgressed all bounds. (Qur'an, 18:28)
Those who are steadfast in seeking the face of their Lord, and
perform 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. (Qur'an, 13:22)
What you give with usurious intent, aiming to get back a greater
amount from people's wealth, does not become greater with Allah.
But anything you give as alms, seeking the Face of Allah—all who
do that will get back twice as much. (Qur'an, 30:39)
And among the people there are some who give up everything,
desiring the good pleasure of Allah. Allah is Ever-Gentle with His
servants. (Qur'an, 2:207)

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