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The believers' longing
                                                               for Paradise urges them
                                                               to transform their sur-
                                                               roundings into Paradise-
                                                               like places. Paradise, no
                                                               doubt, abounds with
                                                               works of art that are be-
                                                               yond our imagination. It
                                                               is a place of images and
                                                               beauties that are so per-
                                                               fect that they are unlikely
                                                               to be attained in this
                                                               world. Still, the Qur'anic
                                                               outlook calls for using
                                                               Earth's available re-
                                                               sources to turn this
                                                               world into an image of
                                                               Paradise.
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