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PERFECTED FAITH

However, a believer's duty to enjoin the good is not limited solely to
calling people to the right path. They also enjoin the good upon other
believers to urge them to attain a deeper understanding of the values
of the Qur'an, to purify them of their mistakes and to make them dis-
play moral perfection. A believer enjoins good upon his brothers and
sisters and forbids evil. He wants them to attain the approval of Allah
and be rewarded by being ranked the highest in paradise.
The people of perfected faith do not communicate the morality of
the religion through words only; the way they conduct themselves
and their entire lives are also a manifestation of this morality. Rather
than just talking about the meaning of friendship, wholeheartedness
or sincerity, they display sincerity and wholeheartedness themselves
and thus become role models to follow. Their behaviour conveys the
meaning of sincerity far better than words. This holds true for all of
the moral traits mentioned in the Qur'an. A man of perfected faith
shows a willingness to be self-sacrificing, humbleness, forgiveness,
justice, compassion, honesty–in brief, anything and everything to do
with moral perfection by living by these values. This is what most im-
presses others. Indeed, one who talks about the importance of self-
sacrifice at length, yet acts selfishly now and then would never be
credible or appear sincere in the eyes of others.
It is obvious that one who sincerely lives by the values he preaches
will surely appeal to others' conscience.

People of Perfected Faith's Turning Towards Allah

"If My servants ask you about Me, I am near. I answer
the call of the caller when he calls on Me. They should
therefore respond to Me and believe in Me, so that hopefully
they will be rightly guided." (Surat al-Baqara, 186)

Allah surrounds everything. He is nearer to man than his jugular