Page 53 - Ever Thought About The Truth ?

QUESTIONING

OURSELVES

O you who believe! Fear Allah, and let every soul look
to what provision He has sent forth for the morrow.
Yes, fear Allah: for Allah is well-acquainted with all
that you do. And do not be like those who forgot Allah
so that He made them forget their own souls! Such are
the rebellious transgressors! (Surat Al-Hashr: 18-19)
The attributes of believers are set out in the Qur'an, as ex-
plained in the previous pages. The believers whom Allah is
pleased with and whom Allah allows into heaven, are such as are
mentioned above. But what about ourselves? Have we ever
asked ourselves if we resemble them?
The characteristics of the believer as described in the Qur'an
show us that saying "Alhamdulillah, I'm a Muslim"
and occasionally performing some religious obser-
vances may not be enough in the Sight of Allah.
The believer must strive with all his
might to possess the attrib-

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