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A Call for Unity

the Day of Judgment. Those who truthfully believe do not
forget that they are always surrounded by Allah, and so do
their utmost at all times to earn His good pleasure and
Paradise and to avoid Hell.
In the Qur'an Allah states that the believers' prayers, life,
and death are "only for the Lord of the universe, Allah"
(Surat Al-An'am: 162). This means that each believer's life is
dedicated to earning Allah's good pleasure. In the Qur'an,

Allah says that those people who work only to win His good
pleasure will find salvation:
Who is better: someone who establishes his building on
fear [and respect] of Allah and His good pleasure, or
someone who establishes his building on the brink of a
crumbling precipice, so that it collapses with him into
the Fire of Hell? Allah does not love wrongdoers. (Surat
At-Tawba: 109)
Solomon's (pbuh) prayer, as recorded in the Qur'an, asks

Allah to let him do those deeds that will earn His good plea-
sure. Given below, it is an example for all believers:
"My Lord, keep me thankful for the blessing You have
bestowed on me and on my parents; keep me acting
rightly, pleasing You; and admit me, by Your mercy,
among Your servants who are righteous." (Surat An-
Naml: 19)

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