Page 72 - Loyalty Described in the Qur'an

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In the story in the Surat al-Kahf in the Qur'an, Allah tells us about
the young people who were determined in their worship of Allah, and
separated themselves from non-believers; they left their homes, prefer-
ring to live in caves, only to be His servants. The two important char-
acteristics, of being devout and faithful to Allah, was apparent in this
group of young people, called the "Companions of the Cave": the first
one of these characteristics is being young.
Many consider youth to be a period of life during which they can
do anything; it is a time when they have a good appearance, are more
physically able and healthier. Nevertheless, the Companions of the
Cave, though they themselves were young, devoted that period of
their life, despite all the possibilities it afforded them, to the attainment
of Allah's favor. The fact that these young people gladly consecrated
the most important period of their lives to win Allah's favor is evidence
of the depth of their faith. That they showed such determination, in
their choice of abandoning everything they possessed, and live in
caves, just to be able to worship Allah, can be accounted for only
through the strong sense of love, devotion and faithfulness they felt to-
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