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

The angels descend on those who say “Our Lord is
Allah” and then go straight: “Do not fear and do not
grieve; rather, rejoice in the Garden you have been
promised.” (Surah Fussilat, 30)
These glad tidings can be seen in the lives of several
prophets mentioned in the Qur’an. For example, Allah an-
swered Solomon’s (pbuh) prayer: “My Lord, forgive me

and give me a kingdom the like of which will never be
granted to anyone after me. Truly, You are the Ever-
Giving” (Surah Sad, 35), and gave him great possessions in
this world. Elsewhere, the Qur’an mentions that great
wealth and resources were given to prophets. As a generous
reward, Allah has made believers inheritors of many bless-
ings and beautiful things in Paradise. Along with this, He

gives them blessings in this life and increases their closeness
to Himself, as well as their zeal and desire for Paradise.
Allah promises that believers will always be happy and
secure in this world, that He will give them strength and
power to live under the rule of the moral teachings of the
Qur’an:

Allah has promised those of you who believe and do
right actions that He will make them successors in the
land, just as He made those before them successors; will
firmly establish for them their religion with which He is
pleased; and give them, in place of their fear, security.
“They worship Me, not associating anything with Me.”
Any who do not believe after that, such people are
rebels. (Surat an-Nur, 55)

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