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religion, in short, his steadfastness in being a servant of Allah
are tested in specially created conditions and environments.
Allah states this truth in the following verse:
He created death and life to test which of you acquitted
himself best. He is the Almighty, the Ever-Forgiving.
(Surat al-Mulk: 2)

5. How are we to be servants of Allah?

To be a servant of Allah means leading one’s whole life
for the purpose of gaining Allah’s pleasure and approval. It
means trying to carry out all actions in the best possible man-
ner so as to gain Allah’s approval, fearing Allah alone and ori-
enting all one’s ideas, words, and deeds to this purpose. Allah
has brought it to our attention in the Qur’an that being a ser-
vant to Him covers the whole life of the individual:
Say: ‘My salat (prayers) and my devotions, my living and
my dying, are for Allah alone, the Lord of all the worlds.’
(Surat al-An’am: 162)

6. Why is religion necessary?

What a man who believes in the existence of Allah has to
do first, is learn the orders of Allah, our Creator, and the things
that will please Him, Who gave him a soul when he was noth-
ing, made him live, eat, and drink, and gave him health. Then
he has to spend his whole life abiding by Allah’s orders and
seeking Allah’s approval. It is religion that shows us the
morals, behaviour, and way of life of which Allah will approve.
Allah has made it clear in the Qur’an that people who abide by