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THE MORAL PERFECTION CONFERRED BY PERFECTED FAITH

unity of Allah, His existence, His greatness and His infinite might. In
the Qur'an, Allah commands as follows:
Remember the Name of your Lord, and devote yourself to Him
completely. (Surat al-Muzzammil, 8)
While praying, the people of perfected faith keep their minds occu-
pied with the remembrance of Allah's beautiful names. Allah's names
make us attain a better understanding of Allah's attributes. Believers
who call on Him, aware that He is the most Merciful and All-
Compassionate, truly grasp His nearness to His servants and His
mercy. Indeed, man can pray to Allah by uttering His beautiful
names:
To Allah belong the Most Beautiful Names, so call on Him by
them and abandon those who desecrate His Names. They will
be repaid for what they did. (Surat al-A'raf, 180)
As is true of all other issues, sincere prayer is a quality best exhib-
ited in Allah's prophets. In the Qur'an, the sincerity of the prophets'
prayers are especially stressed:
He (Sulayman) said, "My Lord, forgive me and give me a king-
dom the like of which will never be granted to anyone after me.
Truly You are the Ever-Giving." (Surah Sad, 35)
He (Musa) said, "My Lord, forgive me and my brother and
admit us into Your mercy. You are the Most Merciful of the mer-
ciful." (Surat al-A'raf, 151)
In a hadith, we read the following prayer of Allah's messenger
(saas):
"My Lord! The Lord of the Seven Heavens and The Lord of the great
Throne, our Lord and The Lord of all, The Creator of plants and trees: I
seek refuge in You from the evil of all creatures; You are the First;
Nothing is before You. You are the Last; Nothing is after You."
(Muslim)
Believers are also steadfast in their prayers. As the verse says, they