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sires deviating from the Truth that has come to selves into destruction. And do good: Allah loves
you. We have appointed a law and a practice for good-doers. (2:195)
every one of you. Had Allah willed, He would There is nothing wrong in your divorcing women
have made you a single community, but He before you have touched them or allotted a
wanted to test you regarding what has come to dowry to them. But give them a gift–he who is
you. So compete with each other in doing good. wealthy according to his means and he who is
Every one of you will return to Allah and He will less well off according to his means–a gift to be
inform you regarding the things about which you given with correctness and courtesy: a duty for
differed. (5:48) all good-doers. (2:236)
If Allah afflicts you with harm, no one can re- Those who give in times of both ease and hard-
move it except Him. If He desires good for you, ship, those who control their rage and pardon
no one can avert His favour. He bestows it on other people–Allah loves the good-doers. (3:134)
whichever of His servants He wills. He is Ever- So Allah gave them the reward of this world and
Forgiving, Most Merciful. (10:107) the best reward of the hereafter. Allah loves
Perform prayer at each end of the day and in the good-doers. (3:148)
first part of the night. Good actions eradicate bad Who could have a better religion than someone
actions. This is a reminder for people who pay who submits himself completely to Allah and is a
heed. (11:114) good-doer, and follows the religion of Ibrahim, a
Allah is with those who have fear of Him and man of pure natural belief? Allah took Ibrahim as
with those who are good-doers. (16:128) an intimate friend. (4:125)
Every self will taste death. We test you with both But because of their breaking of their covenant,
good and evil as a trial. And you will be returned We have cursed them and made their hearts
to Us. (21:35) hard. They distort the true meaning of words and
You who believe! Bow and prostrate and wor- have forgotten a good portion of what they were
ship your Lord, and do good, so that hopefully reminded of. You will never cease to come upon
you will be successful. (22:77) some act of treachery on their part, except for a
Such people are truly racing towards good few of them. Yet pardon them, and overlook.
things, and they are the first to reach them. Allah loves good-doers. (5:13)
(23:61) Allah will reward them for what they say with
The truly good will drink from a cup mixed with Gardens with rivers flowing under them, remain-
the coolness of camphor. (76:5) ing in them timelessly, for ever. That is the rec-
The truly good will be in perfect Bliss. (82:13) ompense of the good-doers. (5:85)
No indeed! The book of the truly good is in Those who believe and do right actions are not to
‘Illiyun. (83:18) blame for anything they have eaten provided
The truly good will be in perfect Bliss. (83:22) they guard against evil and believe and do right
actions, and then again guard against evil and
GOOD-DOERS believe, and then guard against evil and do good.
Remember when We said, ‘Go into this town and Allah loves good-doers. (5:93)
eat from it wherever you like, freely. Enter the We gave him Ishaq and Ya‘qub, each of whom
gate prostrating and say, "Relieve us of our bur- We guided. And before him We had guided Nuh.
dens!" Your mistakes will be forgiven. We will And among his descendants were Dawud and
grant increase to all good-doers.’ (2:58) Sulayman, and Ayyub, Yusuf, Musa and Harun.
Not so! All who submit themselves completely to That is how We recompense the good-doers.
Allah and are good-doers will find their reward (6:84)
with their Lord. They will feel no fear and will Do not corrupt the earth after it has been put
know no sorrow. (2:112) right. Call on Him fearfully and eagerly. Allah’s
Spend in the Way of Allah. Do not cast your- mercy is close to the good-doers. (7:56)
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