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occurring. He alone determines the fate of everyone and ev-
erything. Therefore, Allah knows man inside out, including
all our thoughts. As stated in the Qur'an, "... He knows what
the heart contains." (Surat al-Mulk: 13)

54. Is it enough for one to have a chaste heart
and to be benevolent in order to enter Paradise?
Every person or every society has its own understanding
of "goodness" and "kindness". It is "goodness" for some peo-
ple to raise children to a high educational standard, or to be
a member of a charity for some others, or to work for an an-
imal-rights movement for others.
Deceiving themselves in this way, people try to escape
their true responsibility. In fact, everyone well knows that on
the Day of Reckoning he will be judged according to
whether he followed the Qur'an or not. However, as he
avoids following the commands of Allah, he pretends to be
ignorant of this fact. One who does not run away from this
responsibility and who accepts the reality that he is account-
able according to Qur'anic criteria knows that the real mean-
ing of "goodness" can only be found in the Qur'an since the
Qur'an contains the commands of our Creator Allah.
"Having a chaste heart" is not what one essentially needs
in order to gain Paradise, but to strictly follow the Book
which contains the commands of Allah. In other words, liv-
ing in one's own world, without causing any harm or being
covetous of the property, wealth or honour of others does
not qualify one for Paradise. In addition to these things, one
also needs to possess other good traits and attributes that
Allah has specified in the Qur'an.
Allah informs us what real goodness is and who the real

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