Page 182 - In The Name Of Allah, The All-Merciful And Most Merciful

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

Allah will show His kindness to those believers who
approach Him with fear and awe, repent, and ask forgive-
ness. If they are sincere, they will receive many wonderful
blessings in this life:
Ask your Lord for forgiveness, and then repent to Him.
He will let you enjoy a good life until a specified time,

and will give His favor to all who merit it. But if you
turn your backs, I fear for you the punishment of a
Mighty Day. (Surah Hud:3)
Believers do good to win Allah’s approval and mercy so
that they may attain Paradise. All they want is to serve and
please Him; they have no desire to serve or seek any per-

son’s favor or respect, to acquire high rank or position. They
fear, respect, and love Allah, always remembering that He is
their sole friend and advocate. In the Qur’an, the Lord tells
us that His devoted servants will be rewarded with a great
and never-ending reward, that this reward will be perfect in
all respects and that it will be given to them twice over:

When it is recited to them they, say: “We believe in it; it
is the truth from our Lord. We were already Muslims
[bowing down to Allah] before this came. They will be
given their reward twice over, because they have been
steadfast, warded off the bad with the good, and gave
from what We provided them. (Surat al-Qasas, 53-54)

Those who believe and do right actions will have a wage
that never fails. (Surah Fussilat, 8)
[O Prophet, tell your wives:] “But if you desire Allah,

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