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"Or think you that you will
enter Paradise without such (trials) as came to those who passed
away before you? They were afflicted with severe poverty and
ailments and were so shaken that even the Messenger and those who
believed along with him said, 'When (will come) the Help of Allah?' Yes! Certainly, the Help
of Allah is near!" (Quran
2:214)
"Alif-Lam-Mim. Do people
think that they will be left alone because they say: 'We believe',
and will not be tested. And We indeed tested those who were before
them. And Allah will certainly make known those who are true, and
will certainly make known those who are liars. (Quran 29:1-3)
Mere lip profession of Faith is
not enough. It must be tried and tested in the real turmoil of life. The test will be applied in all kinds
of circumstances, in
individual life and in relation to the environment around us to
see whether we can strive constantly and put the Lord above self.
Much pain, sorrow and self-sacrifice may be necessary, not because
they are good in themselves, but because they will purify us, like
fire applied to a goldsmith's crucible to burn out the dross.
Ar Raheeq al Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar) Biography of
the Noble Prophet (saw), pp.130-131
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