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PERFECTED FAITH

pleasing You, and admit me, by Your mercy, among Your right-
eous servants. (Surat an-Naml, 19)
Another prayer of the Prophet Sulayman (as) is as follows:
My Lord, forgive me and give me a kingdom the like of which
will never be granted to anyone after me. Truly You are the
Ever-Giving. (Surah Sad, 35)
In return for his prayer, Allah granted the Prophet Sulayman (as) an
unmatched knowledge and affluence in this world and promised the
best rewards in the hereafter. One verse reads:
Indeed, for him is nearness to Us and a good place of return.
(Surah Sad, 40)
His employment of his unprecedented affluence for the cause of
Allah accounts for his exalted and distinguished position in Allah's
sight. This attitude earned him nearness to Allah and made him con-
stantly occupy his mind with the remembrance of Allah. Indeed Allah
informs us in one verse that he said, "…Truly do I love the love of
good, with a view to the glory of my Lord…" (Surah Sad, 32)
Turning to Allah alone while enjoying affluence, not becoming re-
calcitrant towards one's Creator due to the riches in one's possessions,
is a character trait peculiar to the people of perfected faith alone. The
moral perfection of the Prophet Sulayman (as) thus sets an example to
all human beings.

The Wife of Pharaoh
The wife of Pharaoh, who was married to a man who has gone
down in history as one of the most oppressive rulers in the world, has
the honour of being remembered among the most superior Muslims
in history. According to the destiny outlined for her, Allah had or-
dained this devout believer to share the same home with one of the
cruellest men in the world, Pharaoh, who reigned over the children of
Israel in Egypt during the Prophet Musa (as)'s time.
The perfected faith of this noble woman mentioned in the Qur'an