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He Who Makes His Servant’s Path Easier in
Goodness and Wickedness; He Who Places No
Unbearable Burden on Anyone
Allah desires ease for you; He does not desire difficulty for
you. You should complete the number of days and proclaim
Allah’s greatness for the guidance He has given you, so that
hopefully you will be thankful. (Surat al-Baqara, 2:185)

Allah always directs us toward ease. At the base of Islam, the re-
ligion with which He is pleased, always lies this ease. The Qur’an re-
veals this profound truth, as follows:
Strive for Allah with the effort due to Him. He has selected
you and has not placed any constraint upon you in reli-
gion—the religion of your forefather Ibrahim... (Surat al-
Hajj, 22:78)
Allah has made the Qur’an easy for those who are willing to
take heed, and its commands make human life easy. For instance, He
does not hold the blind, the lame, or the sick responsible, and shows
ways that lessen His servants’ burden during times of hardship and
travel. He also states that He will forgive people, whatever their sins
may be, provided that they repent sincerely. One verse reads:
We have made the Qur’an easy to remember. But is there
any rememberer there? (Surat al-Qamar, 54:17)
Meanwhile, Allah calls attention to the fact that believers can
easily attain all forms of success:
We will ease you to the Easy Way. (Surat al-A‘la, 87:8)
Every ease that we feel or see is from Allah, for they all come

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