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PERFECTED FAITH

(Surat al-Insan, 27) is what distinguishes people of perfected faith
from those who live in a state of heedlessness. People of perfected
faith prepare themselves for the next life rather than for this one. The
Qur'an records the prayers of such people:
And there are others who say, "Our Lord, give us good in the
world, and good in the hereafter, and safeguard us from the
punishment of the Fire." (Surat al-Baqara, 201)
In return for their sincere behaviour and prayers, Allah gives them
the blessings of this world and the hereafter alike. Allah gives the
glad tidings of this in the Qur'an as follows:
So Allah gave them the reward of this world and the best re-
ward of the hereafter. Allah loves the righteous. (Surah Al
'Imran, 148)
There is good news for them in the life of this world and in the
hereafter. There is no changing the words of Allah. That is the
great victory! (Surah Yunus, 64)