Page 65 - Loyalty Described in the Qur'an

The Faithfulness of Believers
another verse in the Qur'an, Allah advises believers to accept the invi-
tations of our Prophet (saas) to things that will give them true life:
You who believe! Respond to Allah and to the Messenger

when He calls you to what will bring you to life! Know that
Allah intervenes between a man and his heart and that you
will be gathered to Him. (Surat al-Anfal, 24)
Obeying Allah's messengers is an important act of worship, that
will bring great benefit to believers in this world and the next. As our
Prophet (saas) declares in his Sayings, the two most important guides
for Muslims are the Qur'an and the Sunnah.
"Verily, I have left amongst you the Book of Allah and the

Sunnah of His Apostle which if you hold fast, you shall never
go astray." (Prophet Muhammad's [saas] Last Sermon)
Today, obedience to our Prophet (saas) means following the ex-
ample of his moral virtue and walking in his path.

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Throughout the ages, Allah has sent prophets and messengers
to many peoples, and revealed books from His presence. He sent
the Psalms to Prophet Dawud (as), the Torah to Prophet Musa (as),
the Gospel to Isa (as) and, finally, the Qur'an to Prophet
Muhammad (saas). When those books which had been revealed
before the Qur'an became corrupted, Allah revealed the Qur'an,
and promised that He would preserve it unchanged. The Qur'an is
the only book those who believe in Allah and His Prophet (saas)
may take as their guide.
Believers comply with the teachings of the Qur'an, though they
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