Page 37 - Loyalty Described in the Qur'an

The Importance of Loyalty
the reward of His mercy and Paradise.
In times of difficulty and distress, the believers' faithfulness to-
wards Allah and His messengers will be revealed, while the insin-
cerity and faithlessness of disbelievers will be uncovered. In times of

difficulty, believers will say, "This is what Allah and His Messenger
promised us; Allah and His Messenger told us the truth" (Surat al-
Ahzab, 22), and express their submission and devotion to Allah. In
the Qur'an, with the verse, " [Believers are] those who are steadfast
and put their trust in their Lord" (Surat an-Nahl, 42), Allah praises
this high morality that believers exhibit.
So, the bond of loyalty the believers feel makes itself known in

the pleasure they derive and determination they exhibit when com-
plying with the moral teachings of the Qur'an.
By his trust and submission to Allah in times of difficulty, our
Prophet (saas) was an example to all Muslims; he told believers that
they must be steadfast in their faithfulness to Allah at all times for
He tests people with both good and evil as a trial:
"… When you ask for anything ask it from Allah, and if you
seek help in Allah. Know that if the people were to unite to
do you some benefit they could benefit you only with what

Allah had recorded for you, and that if they were to unite to
do you some injury they could injure you only with what
Allah had recorded for you.." (Tirmidhi)
Another important benefit of faithfulness is the fact that it
unites the believers together. This renders it difficult for the evil-in-
tentioned, who want to stir up strife among the believers, to prevent
them from performing good deeds, destroy their solidarity to one

another, and other destructive ploys, from insinuating themselves

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