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ISLAM: THE RELIGION OF EASE

this truth in other verses as well:
As for him who gives in charity and guards against evil
and confirms the Good, We will pave his way to ease.
(Surat al-Ma'ida: 5-7)
Those who do not submit to or trust in Allah will regard
even easy things as hard. As a result of their ungratefulness,
their denial of religion, and their distance from the morals of the
Qur'an, Allah causes them hardship in this world:
But as for him who is miserly and self-satisfied, and de-
nies the Good, We will pave his way to difficulty. His
wealth will not help him when he plummets to the
depths. Assuredly, it is for Us to give guidance. (Surat al-
Layl: 8-12)

Allah grants ease with every hardship

Allah has given us the good news that, by His grace, He will
create ease with every hardship when testing people in this
world. Allah tells us this good news in the following verses:
For truly, with hardship comes ease; truly, with hardship
comes ease. (Surat al-Inshirah: 5-6)
When we look at the Prophet's (saas) and pious people's
lives in the Qur'an, we find it striking that, in every seemingly
hard situation they encounter, Allah creates ease. Allah, with his
attribute "The Conqueror," opens up and simplifies all paths.
In the Qur'an, Allah gives examples of believers who had to
leave their homes, that is, they had to emigrate, because of the
reactions and abuse they experienced when they were strug-
gling in the name of Allah. These people had to leave their jobs,
houses, gardens, and belongings and emigrate to strange lands
where they knew no one. When looked at from the outside, this

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