Page 61 - Loyalty Described in the Qur'an

The Faithfulness of Believers
Our prophet (saas) has pointed out in his Sayings the importance
of good moral character, and invited believers to undertake sincere ef-
forts towards its attainment:
"By One in whose hand there is my life: None shall enter

Paradise except one who has got good conduct." (Imam
Ghazzali's Ihya Ulum-Id-Din)
Believers, who are aware of the recommendations communicated
by Allah and our Prophet (saas), on how to live a moral life, stress the
great importance of struggling against their own inner-urges, and con-
veying the moral teachings of the Qur'an to others. Their commitment
to sacrificing their lives, and everything they have, becomes possible

by embracing the teachings of the Qur'an, and feeling a deep sense of
faithfulness and devotion towards Allah. In the Qur'an, Allah states
that believers prove their faithfulness to Him by keeping their prom-
ises to Him:
Among the believers there are men who have been true to the
contract they made with Allah. Some of them have fulfilled
their pact by death and some are still waiting to do so, not
having changed in any way at all. So that Allah might recom-

pense the truthful for their truth and punish the hypocrites, if
He wills, or turn towards them. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most
Merciful. (Surat al-Ahzab, 23-24)

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Throughout the ages, Allah, in His mercy, has sent prophets to
communicate the religion to human beings, to reveal to them what
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