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In the Name of Allah, The All-Merciful and Most Merciful

Rewarding Those Who Do Good

Allah is generous in His bounty to those who are gen-

erous in this life. He announces good tidings in both worlds
to His faithful servants who strive to win His favor, fear and
respect Him, obey the Qur’an as best as they can, and tell
others of the Qur’an’s morality. While still in this world, be-
lievers are honored with blessings that resemble those of
Paradise.
The Qur’an reveals that those who do good will enjoy
many blessings:

Anyone who acts rightly, male or female, being a believ-
er, We will give them a good life and recompense them
according to the best of what they did. (Surat an-Nahl,
97)

… “Good!” There is good in this world for those who do
good, and the abode of the Hereafter is even better. How
wonderful is the abode of those who guard against evil.
(Surat an-Nahl, 30)

Abraham was a community in himself, exemplary, obe-
dient to Allah, a man of pure natural belief. He was not
an idolater. He was thankful for His blessings. Allah
chose him and guided him to a straight path. We gave
him good in this world, and in the Hereafter he will be
one of the righteous. (Surat an-Nahl, 120-122)

From the Qur’an, we learn that it announced blessings
first for the prophets and sincere believers. For example,
Allah made our Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant

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