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ISLAM: THE RELIGION OF EASE

uation and surrender to Him, every test Allah has created is very
easy and pleasurable. There will be no hardships, difficulties, sad-
ness, suffering, or complications in this world for those who know
the secret of faith and who sincerely believe in Allah. Every situa-
tion turns into a blessing whereby one may come closer to Allah
and may hope for Heaven even more.
A prerequisite to sincere faith is to recognize Allah and be
well acquainted with Him. The more clearly a person recognizes
Allah and knows His power, the more pious and close to Allah
he will be. For example, one who knows Allah's forgiveness will
never become hopeless or pessimistic because of his faults or
mistakes. One who believes that Allah is the provider doesn't
become greedy about money. He knows that Allah provides
sustenance: he works, makes an effort but knows that Allah de-
termines the amount of blessings he will receive and that he
himself cannot change that. As a result, for one who knows and
recognizes Allah, the world is full of ease and blessings; that per-
son lives his every moment by seeing Allah's revelations and the
beauty in His Creation. In brief, for pious Muslims who have
submitted to Allah, the test Allah has created for them is ex-
tremely easy and pleasurable.

Allah is Forgiving
Allah's infinite mercy and compassion are a great blessing
for people. Because, humans are creatures who can be negligent,
who can forget, and make mistakes. Allah, in His infinite com-
passion, has always given people the opportunity to ask for for-
giveness and repent. Anyone who, going in fear of Allah,
sincerely wishes his or her sins to be forgiven can hope for
Allah's forgiveness. As is stated in the Qur'an: "Allah desires to

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