Page 149 - Communication and Argument in the Qur'an

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Anfal: 2). For this reason, remembering Allah is an internal
and sincere thing for them, and every word is a word of
wisdom. It is a pure conversation bedecked with examples
from the Qur’an.
Indeed, believers try their best to establish the environ-
ment of Paradise in this world. To this end, their houses are
places where conversations resembling those of Paradise
occur; they are places of laughter and joyful interchange.
At the same time, they are places where the Qur’an’s vers-
es are recited and wisdom is sought. The Qur’an describes
the conversations held in Paradise as taking place from
facing thrones, where Allah is mentioned and all nonsense
is banished. All believers give thanks to Allah, Who shows
mercy and forgives.
Indeed, they hold similar conversations and prayers in
this world. According to the Qur’an, a believer’s greatest
act of worship is to praise Allah. As there is no special time
or place to do this, Allah may be remembered in any place
in a believer’s conversation:
(People with intelligence are) those who remember
Allah, standing, sitting, and lying on their sides, and
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