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the unbelievers. In so doing, they engage in endless tasks that
are geared to earning Allah’s good pleasure. Therefore,

accomplishment is not a reason to take a break, but marks the
beginning of further activity. In the Qur’an, Allah commands:
So when you have finished, work on, and make your
Lord your goal! (Surat al-Inshirah; 7-8 )

In compliance with the verses, once a Muslim completes a
task for the good pleasure of Allah, he should immediately
start a serious effort toward another. The only exception
would be taking a rest in order to regain strength to struggle
again for the cause of Allah. Benefit from the blessings grant-
ed by Allah within legitimate limits causes a believer to be

thankful to Him and to feel more energetic.
There is no similarity between the intellectual struggle of
a Muslim to spread the Qur’an’s moral teachings and that of
an unbeliever’s difficulties, hardship, distress and despair that
he refers to as “struggle in life.” The exhaustion and anguish
an unbeliever experiences in this world is but a slight preview
of never-ending grief in the Hereafter, which they cannot

escape unless it is Allah’s will. In contrast, the efforts of a
believer who loves Allah above everything else with great loy-
alty and zeal will bring him great spiritual joy similar to that in
Paradise. Meanwhile, his efforts will earn great and infinite
rewards in the Hereafter, Allah willing.