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LOYALTY DESCRIBED IN THE QUR'AN
with the promise Allah has made to them. Their faith, love and con-
sequent submission and faithfulness continually increase. They
know that Allah is the constant friend and helper of believers, and
that He answers all their prayers, and so do their best to win His

favor with zeal and enthusiasm. No matter what happens to them,
their devotion and faithfulness towards Him never diminish; in
order to please Him, they are patient, and submit to Him in difficult
times; He is their advocate and they take refuge in Him. This is one
of the foremost proofs of the real strength of a believer's faithfulness.
In the Qur'an, Allah tells us that believers have a strong sense of de-
votion and submission to Him:

… the poor of the emigrants who were driven from their
homes and wealth desiring the favor and the pleasure of
Allah and supporting Allah and His Messenger. Such peo-
ple are the truly sincere. (Surat al-Hashr, 8)
Believers, who have a strong sense of love and faithfulness to-
wards Allah, also show sincere love, respect and faithfulness to the
messengers He has sent to be their guides. The source of this devo-
tion is the love and faithfulness they feel towards Allah.
Explaining that love towards Allah will also give rise to sincere

devotion and submission to Him, prophets called people to estab-
lish a sincere bond of love with Allah:
Say, "If you love Allah, then follow me and Allah will love
you and forgive you for your wrong actions. Allah is Ever-
Forgiving, Most Merciful." (Surah Al ‘Imran, 31)
Because they have a sincere sense of love towards Allah and
His messengers, believers are determined to live according to the

moral teachings of the Qur'an, and take great pleasure in doing so.

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