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THE MORAL PERFECTION CONFERRED BY PERFECTED FAITH

proval. These people will say the following in the hereafter:
They will say, "Praise be to Allah who has taken away all sad-
ness from us. Truly, our Lord is Ever-Forgiving and ever bounti-
ful in his rewards. Through His grace He has admitted us to the
Eternal Abode where we shall endure no toil, no weariness."
(Surah Fatir, 34-35)

The Attitude Displayed by A Person of Perfected
Faith When A Blessing Is Bestowed Upon Him
The majority of people—in the words of the Qur'an—"exult" when
Allah showers them with blessings after some distress they have gone
through. Forgetting the Granter of these blessings, they immediately
turn their faces away. However, Allah says, "... Do not exult, in your
riches; surely, Allah does not love the exultant." (Surat al-Qasas, 76)
The people of true faith are those who never exult in the blessings
they enjoy and who are aware that they are from their Lord. They
never lose sight of the fact that they are in need of Allah in times of
welfare and peace as well as in times of difficulty. That Allah can take
back His blessings any time He wills and leave them in need is a fact
they never forget. With this mindset, in poverty or abundance, in ease
or difficulty, they always assume a grateful manner towards Allah.
People of perfected faith fear the punishment of the dreadful Day.
They know that Allah will punish those who are ungrateful to Him.
That Allah will punish those who are ungrateful is stated in a verse:
That is how We repaid them for their ingratitude. Are any but
the ungrateful repaid like this? (Surah Saba', 17)
Just like difficulties, blessings are also a part of the test to which
Allah puts His servants in this world. As the Prophet Sulayman (as)
expressed it:
… This is part of my Lord's favour to test me to see if I will give
thanks or show ingratitude. Whoever is grateful–his gratitude
is only for (the benefit of) himself. And whoever is ungrate-