Page 55 - Loyalty Described in the Qur'an

The Faithfulness of Believers
tion, as well as enthusiasm in their efforts on this path, demonstrate the
sincere faithfulness and submission they feel towards Him.

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Steadfastness is the determination to make every effort necessary
to achieve a certain goal, without any regard for the difficulties that
might result along the way. Essentially, steadfastness is an important
moral quality that a believer must possess to win Allah's favor. In the
following verse, Allah warns believers that they must show determi-
nation in performing acts of worship:
He is Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in be-
tween them, so worship Him and persevere in His worship.
Do you know of any other with His Name? (Surah Maryam,
65)
In the Qur'an, Allah says that He has ordained all the commands
and prohibitions, that sincere and devout believers must follow, and
has revealed the faith and moral qualities according to which they
must live in this world. Every believer knows he is responsible to
Allah, and that he must win His approval. Therefore, he complies with
every prescription and prohibition that Allah has revealed, in the at-
tempt to attain the kind of moral perfection that will make him worthy
of Paradise. Believers serve Allah as best as they can; their every
thought and action is to win His favor.
In many verses of the Qur'an, Allah explains the kind of worship
that believers must perform. Believers show no laxity in performing
their acts of worship, and fulfill them with determination and will-
ingly. In the Qur'an, Allah tells us about this determination:
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