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countless blessings. For those who look at life with the
eyes of belief, its material and spiritual blessings are end-
less. As a result, they derive a deep delight from being able
to see goodness and beauty everywhere and in all situa-
tions.
Most people who live apart from Allah have never even
heard of these delights, since their rebellious spirit has
long ago caused them to consume whatever pleasure they
can find in their blessings. Devoid of belief, they spend
what remains of their lives as “lost souls.” Their lives are
dominated by weariness, boredom, emptiness, and unful-
filled longing. Time passes, but even if they could see the
countless good things around them, they would be unable
to take any true pleasure in them. Moreover, the anxieties
they experience are not limited by their Earthly life.
Allah says that those who fritter away their joys in this
life will be eternally deprived of them in the Hereafter:
On the Day when those who did not believe are
exposed to the Fire: “You dissipated the good things
you had in your worldly life and enjoyed yourself in it.
So today you are being repaid with the punishment of
humiliation for being arrogant in the land without any
right and for being deviators.” (Surat al-Ahqaf: 20)
But no one would want to be in such a state or receive
such a reward in either world. On the contrary, everyone
would want to experience the finest pleasures from the
possibilities that Allah gives them in both lives. And, if Allah
wills, these desires can be attained rather easily.
This book seeks to show the deprivation, loss, and anx-

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