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Allah has made the sincere attitudes of the messengers,
who always sought to earn the good pleasure of Allah, an
example for believers:
And remember Our servants Ibrahim, Ishaq and
Ya'qub, men of true strength and inner sight. We pu-
rified their sincerity through sincere remembrance
of the Abode. In Our eyes they are among the best of
chosen men. (Surah Sâd: 45-47)
Those who turn to Allah in sincerity are praised in the
Qur'an. The Qur'an heralds the good outcome of these peo-
ple as follows:
Those who shun the worship of false gods and turn
towards Allah will have good news. So give good
news to My servants. Those who listen well to what
is said and follow the best of it, they are the ones
whom Allah has guided, they are the people of intel-
ligence. (Surat az-Zumar: 17-18)

The importance of deeds performed solely for Allah's
sake is mentioned in the hadith below:
Allah accepts those deeds which were performed purely for His
sake and which were meant to seek His pleasure. (Abu Dawud)

12. Do believers grieve over events?

Believers do not grieve over events, because they know
that Allah will try them with all manner of circumstances.
They put their trust in Allah and maintain their steadfast-
ness. They remember that Allah creates everything with wis-
dom. An example is given in the Qur'an as follows:
If you do not help him, Allah did help him when
the disbelievers drove him out and there were two

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