Page 10 - Perfected Faith

INTRODUCTION

Allah sent down the Qur'an as guidance to man. Living by the
"morality of the Qur'an" in its true sense can only be possible through
practicing all that is enjoined in these verses.
There are some who fail to recognise this fact and pay meticulous
attention to complying with some commands of the Qur'an while dis-
regarding others. They perform some forms of worship to the letter,
yet fail to display the moral perfection of which Allah gives a clear
picture in the Qur'an. According to such people, saying, "I believe in
Allah" alone is sufficient. However, in the Qur'an Allah warns people
against this rationale: "Do people imagine that they will be left to
say, 'We believe,' and will not be tested?" (Surat al-'Ankabut, 2) This
verse makes it clear that, as well as what he professes, the way a be-
liever conducts himself must also prove that he truly lives to earn
Allah's approval. That is to say that he must display the morality that
he hopes to please Him.
That is the way to become a true believer. One's sincere endeavour
to display the values that pleases Allah is the sole criterion of one's
sincerity.
There is a misconception prevalent among people about this. The
majority of them believe that displaying the values of the Qur'an is a
virtue peculiar to the prophets and the believers with moral perfec-
tion exemplified therein. This is simply not so. The lives of these peo-
ple are exemplified in the Qur'an so that others may also adopt the
same values and follow in their footsteps. In this way, Allah summons
all believers to comply with the commands of the Qur'an and to live
scrupulously by Islamic principles.
When one sincerely follows the voice of one's conscience and
strives for the cause of religion, one can live by the values of the