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DEVOTED TO ALLAH

• They do not long for the ostentatious lives of disbe-
lievers. (Surat al-Kahf: 28; Surat at-Tawba: 55; Surah Ta
Ha: 131)
• They are not impressed by wealth or status. (Surat
al-Hajj: 41; Surat al-Qasas: 79-80; Surat an-Nahl: 123)
• They practice every act of worship in the best man-
ner. They perform the prayer five times a day. (Surat al-
Baqara: 238; Surat al-Anfal: 3; Surat al-Mu’minun: 1-2)
• They do not follow the majority, but rather the crite-
ria that Allah has provided. (Surat al-An‘am: 116)
• They strive to draw nearer to Allah, and to serve as
good examples for those who believe. (Surat al-Ma’ida: 35;
Surah Fatir: 32; Surat al-Waqi‘a: 10-14; Surat al-Furqan: 74)
• They are not influenced by satan. (Surat al-A‘raf:
201; Surat al-Hijr: 39-42; Surat an-Nahl: 98-99)
• They do not follow their fathers blindly. They be-
have in compliance with Qur’anic teaching and the
Sunnah. (Surah Ibrahim: 10; Surah Hud: 62, 109)
• They do not let women be ill-treated. (Surat an-Nur:
4; Surat at-Talaq: 6; Surat al-Baqara: 231, 241; Surat an-
Nisa’: 19)
• They avoid extravagance. (Surat an-An’am: 141;
Surat al-Furqan: 67)
• They guard their chastity, wed and conduct their
married lives in the way Allah desires. (Surat al-
Mu’minun: 5-6; Surat an-Nur: 3, 26, 30; Surat al-Baqara:
221; Surat al-Ma’ida: 5; Surat al-Mumtahana: 10)
• They are moderate while practicing their worship.
(Surat al-Baqara: 143; Surat an-Nisa’: 171)
• They are self-sacrificing people. (Surat al-Insan: 8;

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