Page 74 - Loyalty Described in the Qur'an

LOYALTY DESCRIBED IN THE QUR'AN
favor of Allah, is another aspect that shows their faithfulness towards
Allah. Their strong sense of devotion and faithfulness towards Allah
gave them this strength and courage, and was also the foundation of
their patience through the trials and adversity they confronted. The

same can be said of the young people who, despite Pharaoh's cruel
tyranny, believed in Musa (as). They were not afraid of Pharaoh, and
showed their faithfulness to Allah in following Musa (as).
All such examples reveal that a strong sense of loyalty and devo-
tion felt for Allah constitute an important factor for a believer for him to
act so as to win Allah's favor.

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In a story in Surah Ghafir of the Qur'an, Allah shows us how faith-
fulness, and a strong sense of devotion to Him, can bring about moral
excellence in an individual. In this story, Prophet Musa (as) conveys the
message of Allah to Pharaoh and, in doing so, a certain man comes for-
ward to support Musa (as) and oppose Pharaoh's oppression. Allah
tells us that the Pharaoh became arrogant when he heard Musa's (as)
message, and objected:
Pharaoh said, "Let me kill Musa and let him call upon his
Lord! I am afraid that he may change your religion and bring
about corruption in the land." Musa said, "I seek refuge in my
Lord and your Lord from every proud man who does not have
faith in the Day of Reckoning." (Surah Ghafir, 26-27)
While Musa (as) was relating Allah's religion to Pharaoh, a person
from his household came forward; he addressed Pharaoh and his peo-
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