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SINCERITY DESCRIBED IN THE QUR’AN

believes in Allah, attaining righteousness. According to the
Qur’an:

... The noblest among you in Allah’s sight is the one
who best performs his duty. Allah is All-Knowing, All-
Aware. (Surat al-Hujurat: 13)
In many verses of the Qur’an, attention is called to good
deeds performed "only to gain Allah’s consent." However,
some people tend to undervalue this fact. They never reflect
upon the purity of the intention in their hearts in taking on a
job, offering a speech, helping people or making sacrifices; all
the while believing their actions to be sufficient by assuming
that "they are fulfilling their religious duties." However, in
the Qur’an, Allah tells us about those who strove all their
lives but to no avail. If such were the case, these would be
confronted with the following situation on the Day of
Judgment.

Some faces on that Day will be downcast, labouring,
toiling endlessly. (Surat al-Ghashiyya: 2-3)
Therefore, people will encounter one of two situations in
the hereafter. Two people who had pursued similar jobs,
expended similar effort, and worked with the same
determination during their lives, could receive different
treatment in the hereafter, because of the matter of their
intentions. On the Day of Judgment, those who purified
themselves will be awarded with the glad tidings of
Paradise, whereas those who underestimated the value of
sincerity while in this world will suffer the endless torments
of Hell.
In this book, we will be referring to these two aspects of
belief that render the deeds one does meaningful and worthy