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BASIC TENETS OF ISLAM
Islam. In a verse of the Qur'an, it is stated that faith in angels
is an attribute of a believer:
The Messenger has faith in what has been sent down to
him from his Lord, and so do the believers. Each one
has faith in Allah and His angels and His Books and His
Messengers. We do not differentiate between any of
His Messengers. They say, 'We hear and we obey.
Forgive us, our Lord! You are our journey's end.' (Surat
al-Baqara: 285)
THE TEMPORARY NATURE OF THE
LIFE OF THIS WORLD
The life of this world is a trial for humanity. Though
Allah has created countless allurements for man in this
world, He has also warned him against becoming overly
concerned by them, and forgetting Allah and His religion. In
verses of the Qur'an, Allah states that the ostentation of this
world is temporary, and that the real pleasure is paradise, as
reward for Allah's contentment:
We made everything on the earth adornment for it so
that We could test them to see whose actions are the
best. (Surat al-Kahf: 7)
Know that the life of the world is merely a game and a
diversion and ostentation and a cause of boasting
among yourselves and trying to outdo one another in
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