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Conclusion

Man's only salvation is found in remembering that God
creates every event for a divine purpose and a certain good.
Abeliever is putting his faith in God in the truest sense only
if he remains cognisant of this fact. He comports himself in

the manner of a true servant only if he does not merely
endure these situations, but is patient through them. Keeping
always near to God, by praying and putting one's faith in
Him, and expecting that everything comes from Him, is a
quality particular to believers.
In this world, in which he waits to attain the gates of
Paradise, a believer encounters various sorts of
circumstances as part of his trial. During this test, he
conducts himself responsibly towards his Creator, and
endeavours to earn the pleasure of God and His Paradise. He
seeks to avoid hell, fears God, and sees the good in all that
occurs to him and around him. Though he fails to see this
good, he remembers that it is God Who knows all, no matter
what the circumstance. A believer is a being who has
descended to the world from paradise through timelessness,
that is, in God's sight. Here he is to remain, for a brief period
of time, until he is permitted to enter that final abode by
God's will. God informs us about an event which is sure to
happen to His servants who fear Him and do their duty:

And those who have heeded their Lord will be driven to
the Garden in companies and when they arrive there,
finding its gates open, its custodians will say to them,
"Peace be upon you! You have done well so enter it
timelessly, for ever." They will say, "Praise be to God
Who has fulfilled His promise to us and made us the
inheritors of this land, letting us settle in the Garden