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The Modesty of Believers

They Desire Not the World But the Hereafter

As if life were never-ending, the arrogant are obsessively
attached to this world. They are not disposed to think about

Allah and the Day of Judgment. Their prosperity, good-looks,
or other qualities they might enjoy, cause them to grow
arrogant. Believers, however, aware of the temporary nature
of the things of this world, desire the hereafter alone. In the
Qur' an, sincere believers are described as follows:
We purified their sincerity through sincere
remembrance of the Abode. (Surah Sâd: 46)
As well, believers understand why they exist in this
world. They are aware that they are being tested and that
they should engage in good deeds to earn Allah' s consent. In
Qur' anic terms, they are those "who sell the life of the world
for the hereafter." (Surat an-Nisa' : 74) Through the
prosperity they are benefited by, they seek to become devoted

servants of their Lord. As the Prophet (saas) has informed
them, believers know that Allah will replace with something
better than what they leave behind for the will of Allah:
Whosoever leaves something for the sake of Allah then Allah, the
Mighty and Magnificent, will replace it with something better than
it. (Ahmad)
In the Surat at-Tawba, believers are described as those

who have sold their selves and their wealth in return for
Paradise:
Allah has bought from the believers their selves and
their wealth in return for Paradise. They fight in the
Way of Allah and they kill and are killed. It is a promise
binding on Him in the Torah, the Gospel and the Qur'