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deserted them when they encountered some difficulty. But they per-
severed, for these chosen servants of Allah were “on a sure footing
with the Lord” (Surah Yunus, 10:2) and wholly submitted to Him.
In return for their sincerity and trust, Allah made them distin-
guished both in this world and in the Hereafter. The related verses
read:
This is the argument We gave to Ibrahim against his peo-
ple. We raise in rank anyone We will. Your Lord is All-
Wise, All-Knowing. We gave him Ishaq and Ya‘qub, each
of whom We guided. And before him We had guided Nuh.
And among his descendants were Dawud and Sulayman,
and Ayyub, Yusuf, Musa, and Harun. That is how We rec-
ompense the good-doers. And Zakariyya, Yahya, ‘Isa, and
Ilyas. All of them were among the righteous. And Isma‘il,
al-Yasa‘, Yunus, and Lut. All of them We favored over all
beings. (Surat al-An‘am, 6:83-85)

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