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Living for Allah

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The heavens, the earth, and everything between them.

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The flawless universe in all its splendor and majesty.

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Allah's existence and greatness can be seen everywhere,

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from a tiny living creature to the vast galaxies in space.

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Those who see and comprehend this truth are sincere believers.

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They fear Allah and heed Him,

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and organize their lives according to this great truth they have recognized.

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Allah reveals the purpose of human creation in a verse of the Qur'an.

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We seek refuge in Allah from Satan.

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We seek refuge in Allah from Satan.

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I only created jinn and man to worship me.

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Muslims live according to the command of this verse.

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Others are those who do not fear Allah and heed Him.

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These people disregard by whom, how, and why their lives were begun.

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In their own minds, they try to construct a new life,

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in which there is no place for Allah or His religion.

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In the Qur'an,

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the fact that such a life rests on an empty and unsound foundation,

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and is doomed to end in destruction,

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is explained through the following wise comparison.

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Who is better?

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Someone who founds his building on fear of Allah and His good pleasure?

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Or someone who founds his building on the brink of a crumbling precipice,

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so that it collapses with him into the fire of hell?

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Allah does not guide wrongdoing people.

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For many people,

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religion is a set of rules encompassing certain beliefs.

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Religion and religious observance have no important place in these people's lives.

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Muslims, however,

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regard religion as a path to follow in order to earn Allah's approval,

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and say,

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in the words of the Qur'an,

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My prayer and my rites,

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my living and my dying,

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are for Allah alone,

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the Lord of all the worlds.

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Muslims,

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Muslims.