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EXEMPLARY VALUES OF BELIEVERS REFLECTING THEIR MERCY

Indeed, believers wholeheartedly answer the call of
Allah and ask for all kinds of fine things both for this
world and the hereafter. Out of their compassion for other
believers, they also pray for their good. Whatever they
wish for themselves, they also ask for on behalf of other
believers. Furthermore, their understanding of compas-
sion is so noble that they ask for better things for other be-
lievers.
The main reason for their compassion is their unshak-
able faith in the eternal life, which is due to begin after
death. They always pray for a blissful life—endowed
with Allah's mercy—for believers in the Garden. They call
upon Allah and ask Him to improve the morality of
themselves and their brothers, to protect them from evil
deeds, to forgive them and reward them with the Garden.
There is no doubt that this is a very elevated moral
code, considering that people are, by nature, prone to
strive for their own good and comfort, and tend to keep
the better things for themselves. Unlike this example, the
fact that believers also show consideration for their broth-
ers is a manifestation of their elevated morality. This is
also stressed in the Qur'an in numerous prayers of be-
lievers:

"…Our Lord, do not take us to task if we forget or
make a mistake! Our Lord, do not place on us a load
like the one You placed on those before us! Our
Lord, do not place on us a load we have not the
strength to bear! And pardon us; and forgive us; and
have mercy on us. You are our Master, so help us
against disbelieving people." (Surat al-Baqara: 286)