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THOSE WHO DO GOOD MEET GOODNESS

good, who are self-sacrificing and who strive to earn God's
good pleasure.
God gives these people the glad tidings of a good life both
in this world and in the hereafter, an increase in blessings -

both material and spiritual. The Prophet Solomon, who was
given an entire kingdom, the like of which was never granted
to anyone, and the prophet Joseph(Yusuf), who was placed in
authority over the treasures of Egypt, are examples given in
the Qur'an. God informs us about the blessings He granted
on the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, in the verse
"Did He not find you impoverished and enrich you?" (Surat
ad-Duha: 8).
One needs to remember that a beautiful and glorious life
is not a blessing granted only to earlier generations of
believers. God promises that, in each period, He will give His
believing servants a good life:
Anyone who acts rightly, male or female, being a
believer, We will give them a good life and We will
recompense them according to the best of what they
did. (Surat an-Nahl: 97)

Believers never chase after the world; that is to say, they
do not demonstrate greed for worldly wealth, status or
power. As God states in a verse, they have sold their lives and
their wealth in return for paradise. Trade or commerce do not
distract them from the remembrance of God, the
performance of prayers and serving for religion.
Furthermore, they show steadfastness and submission even
when they are tested with hunger or loss of wealth, and they
never complain. Believers who emigrated in the Prophet's
time were an example. They immigrated to another city,