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THE OUTLOOK OF PEOPLE
OF PERFECTED FAITH ON THE

LIFE OF THIS WORLD

"The life of the world is nothing but a game and a di-
version. The abode of the hereafter—that is truly Life, if
they only knew it." (Surat al-'Ankabut, 64)

Allah has created this world as a temporary place to put man to the
test, to purify him of his wrongdoings, to make him attain a soul wor-
thy of paradise and to reveal the evil of disbelievers… Very few peo-
ple, however, ponder upon and grasp this truth: it is they who are the
people of perfected faith.
The outlook on life of a believer who has attained perfected faith is
based on this very important fact which is stressed in the Qur'an.
Unlike disbelievers, such a person does not feel attached to the life of
this world. On the contrary, he strives for the life in the hereafter.
Aware that he is created "to serve Allah alone", he remembers the
verse, "I only created jinn and man to worship Me." (Surat adh-
Dhariyat, 56)
As mentioned earlier, serving Allah is not limited to observing
some forms of worship such as the regular saying of prayers or fast-
ing. On the contrary, being Allah's servant encompasses the entire life
of the individual. A believer of perfected faith is one who may be de-