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happy, whereas those who do not will have a life of worry and care:
                  But if anyone turns away from My reminder, his life will be a dark
                  and narrow one and on the Day of Rising We will gather him
                  blind. (Surah Ta Ha: 124)
                  The only way for us to have a good life both in this world and the
             next is to love Allah, to fear Him, to obtain His friendship and to re-
             spect the rules and limitations set out in the Qur’an. Superstitious be-
             liefs, such as the corrupted idea of karma, that do not originate in the
             Qur’an cannot provide any real solution to our need for happiness and

             our desire to live a good life. Allah tells us that it is He Himself Who
             rescues us from distress in the following words:





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