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DEVOTED TO ALLAH

expect. Allah is all-sufficient for one who puts his
trust in Him. Allah always achieves His aim. Allah has
set a measure for all things. (Surat at-Talaq: 2-3)
A believer who duly acknowledges the power of Allah
will dedicate his life to Him, because he knows that Allah
will be enough for “whoever puts his trust in Him.” This
is expressed in the following verse:
He (Jacob) said, “My sons!“… in no way can I save you
from the might of Allah, for judgment comes from no
one but Allah. In Him I put my trust, and in Him alone
let the faithful put their trust.” (Surah Yusuf: 67)
A believer who grasps this fact will see that his duty in
this world is solely to fulfill Allah’s commands. This is his
duty and his “profession.” He is merely responsible for
striving in the way of Allah. He asks Allah for everything,
because it is Allah Who gives everything to him. The pur-
pose behind man’s creation is thus recorded in the Qur’an:

I only created jinn and man to worship Me. I do not re-
quire any provision from them and I do not require
them to nourish Me. Truly Allah, He is the Provider,
the Possessor of Strength, the Sure. (Surat adh-
Dhariyat: 56-58)

Consequently, it is unlikely that a believer, who dis-
plays the morals praised in the Qur’an, can have a “fear of
the future” in his heart. This fear is peculiar to those who
perceive life as a struggle among millions of independent
false deities. Unaware that all events take place under
Allah’s control, in compliance with a destiny that is totally
defined by Him, they assume that they need to put up a
struggle to survive. They believe that they will benefit by

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