Page 67 - Loyalty Described in the Qur'an

The Faithfulness of Believers
that they may be warned by it and so that they will know
that He is One God and so that people of intelligence will
pay heed. (Surah Ibrahim, 52)
It is only from the Qur'an that believers can learn the com-

mands and the moral teachings that Allah ordained, and to discover
details of the Day of Judgment and the Afterlife. As Allah states in
the verse 54 of the Surat al-Kahf, "We have variegated throughout
this Qur'an all kinds of examples for people," all the knowledge a
believer needs throughout his life is to be found in the Qur'an.
Therefore, believers always read the Qur'an, believe what Allah de-
clared in its verses, and assess everything that happens to them ac-

cording to it. Everything Allah stated in the Qur'an is "consummate
wisdom" (Surat al-Qamar, 5) for believers… For this reason, believers
"hold fast to" the Qur'an, and try to practice as best as they can all the
precepts that Allah has revealed in it. In the Qur'an, Allah tells us of
this strong devotion of the believers to the Qur'an:
Those to whom We have given the Book, who recite it in the
way it should be recited, such people believe in it. As for
those who reject it, they are the losers. (Surat al-Baqara, 121)

As for those who hold fast to the Book and perform prayer,
We will not let the wage of the righteous be wasted. (Surat al-
A‘raf, 170)
With regard to issues of righteousness and justice, the Qur'an is
complete:
The words of your Lord are perfect in truthfulness and jus-
tice. No one can change His Words. He is the All-Hearing, the

All-Knowing. (Surat al-An‘am, 115)
For this reason, believers, who take the Qur'an as their guide, live

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