Page 63 - Loyalty Described in the Qur'an

The Faithfulness of Believers
their heavy loads and the chains which were around them.
Those who believe in him and honor him and help him, and
follow the Light that has been sent down with him, they are

the ones who are successful." (Surat al-A‘raf, 157)
Believers, who are faithful to Allah's Prophet (saas), and follow
his path, will find great inner-peace and happiness in this world. This
will add to their strength and increase their faith, and—if Allah wills—
it will be a means by which they will obtain Allah's mercy of Paradise.

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T They Obey the Prophets
One of the most decisive indications of how faithful are believers
towards the prophets is their recognizing they are Allah's messengers,
and being completely obedient to them. In many parts of the Qur'an,
Allah calls believers to obey the prophets. Throughout history, and in
every society, prophets have called people to heed their words and
obey Allah, and reminded them that adopting this morality is the only
way to salvation in this world and in the world to come.
The obedience that believers show to Allah and His messengers is
a product of the faithfulness they have towards Him. Allah declares
that believers demonstrate their submission to Him in accepting the
authority of His messengers:
The reply of the believers when they are summoned to Allah
and His Messenger so that he can judge between them, is to
say, "We hear and we obey." They are ones who are successful.
(Surat an-Nur, 51)
Therefore, such obedience is possible only through sincere faith-
fulness, and can only be found in the actions of believers. In many
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