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LIVING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE QUR'AN

DEVOTING OUR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION TO GOD,
TURNING TO GOD IN EVERY THOUGHT AND
ACTION THROUGHOUT THE DAY
Turn in repentance to Him. Have fear of Him. Be steadfast in your
prayer. Do not be like the pagans. (Surat ar-Rum, 31)
Be steadfast in the face of what they say and remember Our servant
Dawud, who possessed true strength. He truly turned to his Lord.
(Surah Sad, 17)
We gave Dawud Sulayman. What an excellent servant! He truly

turned to his Lord. (Surah Sad, 30)
Truly, Abraham was forbearing, tender-hearted, and ever turning
'to his Lord'. (Surah Hud, 75)

REMEMBERING AND MENTIONING GOD
VERY OFTEN
Remember Me–I will remember you. Give thanks to Me and do
not be ungrateful. (Surat al-Baqarah, 152)
When you have completed your rites, remember God as you used
to remember your forefathers–or even more. There are some peo-
ple who say, ‘Our Lord, give us good in this world.’ They will have

no share in the hereafter. (Surat al-Baqarah, 200)
You who believe! Remember God much. (Surat al- Ahzab, 41)
(Believers are) those who remember God, standing, sitting and
lying on their sides, and reflect on the creation of the heavens and
the earth: ‘Our Lord, You have not created this for nothing. Glory
be to You! So safeguard us from the punishment of the Fire.’ (Surah
Al ‘Imran, 191)

Remember your Lord in yourself humbly and fearfully, without

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