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reveal all these qualities. Allah will create certain hardships,
during which man must show patience, in order to expose
the degree of his dedication to faith in Allah. This fact is
stated in the Qur'an as follows:

Do people imagine that they will be left to say, "We
believe," and will not be tested? (Surat al-'Ankabut: 2)
In another verse, Allah states that those who say, "We
believe" will be tested:
Or did you imagine that you were going to enter
paradise without Allah knowing those among you who
had struggled and knowing the steadfast? (Surah Al
'Imran: 142)

This being the case, disappointment in the face of
difficulties would not be the right response to allow oneself
to have. Such difficulties may be great ordeals or just trivial
daily problems. A believer must consider all such
circumstances as part of the trial placed upon him, place his
trust in Allah, and conduct himself in compliance with His
pleasure. In a verse of the Qur'an, those difficulties placed
upon the believers are related as follows:
We will test you with a certain amount of fear and
hunger and loss of wealth and life and crops. But give
good news to the steadfast (Surat al-Baqara: 155)

The Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant
him peace) also reminded the believers of this, by saying,
"Whoever accepted it [Allah's trial], will enjoy Allah's Pleasure
and whoever is displeased with it, will incur Allah's Displeasure."
(At-Tirmidhi)

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