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Allah has written, "I will be victorious, I and My Mes-
sengers." Allah is Most Strong, Almighty. (Surat al-
Mujadala: 21)

74. Who are the true friends of the believers in
this world?

Allah is the friend of believers. He is the protector and
guardian of believers who take Him as their friend, and who
seek only His good pleasure. There is the aid and support of
Allah behind all the deeds of the believers. Every act that be-
lievers perform, seeking the pleasure of Allah, results in an ab-
solute goodness. It is stated in one verse that "Allah is with
those who fulfil their duty and with those who are good-
doers." (Surat an-Nahl: 128). In another verse Allah gives the
good news of His support to believers as follows:
Allah is the Protector of those who believe. He brings
them out of the darkness into the light... (Surat al-Baq-
ara: 257)

Besides this, believers are the friends and protectors of one
another. They invite each other to goodness and forbid evil.
They aim to direct each other to Paradise, and to raise each
other's rank in the Hereafter. Allah has informed believers in
the Qur'an whom they should take as friends:

Your friend is only Allah and His Messenger and
those who believe: those who establish prayer and
pay alms, and bow. As for those who make Allah their
friend, and His Messenger and those who believe: it is
the party of Allah who are victorious! (Surat al-
Ma'ida: 55-56)

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