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PERFECTED FAITH

ful–then indeed, my Lord is Rich Beyond Need and Generous!
(Surat an-Naml, 40)
The attitude a believer of perfected faith adopts towards blessings
is that he immediately takes refuge in Allah and feels grateful to Him,
aware that this is a trial. And then he turns these blessings to good ac-
count in order to earn the approval of Allah.
However, one needs to keep in mind that the blessings Allah heaps
upon His servants are not limited to the purely material. Faith,
beauty, wisdom, the faculty of judgement, and good health are also
great blessings for which believers should be grateful. In the Qur'an,
Allah draws our attention to the infinite blessings a man enjoys: "He
has given you everything you have asked Him for. If you tried to
number Allah's blessings, you could never count them... " (Surah
Ibrahim, 34)
A scrutiny of the Qur'an and the lives of the prophets reveals that
the riches and power bestowed upon them never diverted them from
exercising justice or displaying moral perfection. They maintained
their humility before Allah under all circumstances. In the Qur'an,
Allah praises this fine moral virtue of His servants and defines them
as being:
Those who, if We establish them firmly in the land, will regu-
larly say their prayers and give alms, and will enjoin what is right
and forbid what is wrong. And to Allah belongs the outcome of all
matters. (Surat al-Hajj, 41)