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SOME SECRETS OF THE QUR'AN

leaving their houses, occupations, commerce, property and
gardens behind and there, they were contented with little. In
return they only wanted to earn God's pleasure. Their
contentment and sincere remembrance of the hereafter
earned them God's blessings and good lives and gifts. These
gifts and wealth did not increase their attachment to this
world, but rather led them to render their thanks to God and
to remember Him. God promises every believer who
displays high morals a good life in this world.

God has promised to multiply the deeds of

His servants who do good
God has promised to multiply the deeds of His servants
who do good. Some of the verses related in the Qur'an on this
subject are as follows:
Those who produce a good action will receive ten
like it. But those who produce a bad action will only
be repaid with its equivalent and they will not be
wronged. (Surat al-An'am: 160)
God does not wrong anyone by so much as the
smallest speck. And if there is a good deed God will
multiply it and pay out an immense reward direct
from Him. (Surat an-Nisa': 40)

The most obvious sign that God multiplies every good
deed is the difference between the life of this world and the
hereafter. The life of the world is quite a short period, which
lasts 60 years on average. However, those who purify
themselves and engage in good deeds in this world will be
rewarded with an infinite goodness in the hereafter in return
for what they did during this short life. God has given this