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test may be. Their trust and
submission to Allah causes
them to see all adversity as a
mercy from Him and, as a sign of
His eternal compassion and mercy,
Allah enables them to endure the test. In
Surat al-Kahf this truth is revealed as fol-
lows: “But as for one who believes and

acts rightly, he [or she] will receive the
best of rewards, and We will issue a
command, making things easy for him [or
her]” (Surat al-Kahf, 88)
In another verse Allah has revealed as
follows:

As for one who gives [charity], is heed-
ful, and confirms the Good, We will pave
his [or her] way to ease.” (Surat al-Layl, 5-7)
For those who do not trust and rely on
Allah, who are ungrateful and do not believe or
practice the Qur’an’s morality, even easy situa-

tions can seem difficult. Allah always makes
things difficult for them because of their ingrati-
tude, lack of faith and refusal to practice the moral
teachings of the Qur’an:

But as for one who is stingy, self-satisfied, and
denies the Good, We will pave his [or her]
way to difficulty. One’s wealth will be
of no use when he [or she] plum-

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