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LIVING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE QUR'AN

Those who were already settled in the abode (Madina), and in
faith, before they came, love those who have migrated to them and
do not find in their hearts any need for what they have been given
and prefer them to themselves even if they themselves are needy.

It is the people who are safe-guarded from the avarice of their own
selves who are successful. (Surat al-Hashr, 9)
Their Lord responds to them: ‘I will not let the deeds of any doer
among you go to waste, male or female–you are both the same in
that respect. Those who migrated and were driven from their homes
and suffered harm in My Way and fought and were killed, I will

erase their bad actions from them and admit them into Gardens
with rivers flowing under them, as a reward from God. The best
of all rewards is with God.’ (Surah Al ‘Imran, 195)
Those who believe and migrate and strive in the Way of God can
expect God’s mercy. God is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat
al-Baqarah, 218)
Those who migrate in the Way of God and then are killed or die,
God will provide for them handsomely. Truly God is the best

Provider. (Surat al-Hajj, 58)
Those of you possessing affluence and ample wealth should not
make oaths that they will not give to their relatives and the very poor
and those who have migrated in the way of God. They should
rather pardon and overlook. Would you not love God to forgive
you? God is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat an-Nur, 22)

Those who migrate in the Way of God will find many places of
refuge on the earth and ample sustenance. If anyone leaves his
home, migrating to God and His Messenger, and death catches up

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