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Traits of the Believers

"My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the incitements of the devils, and I seek refuge in You my Lord, lest they should approach me." 23:97-98

 

They Worship God Alone

You alone we worship and You alone we ask for help. 1:5

 

They Advocate Righteousness And Forbid Evil

They believe in God and the Last Day, and they advocate righteousness and forbid evil, and they hasten to do good. These are among the righteous. 3:114

 

They Do Good Deeds

Wealth and children are ornaments of the worldly life, but the enduring good deeds yield a better reward from your Lord and better hope. 18:46

 

And the one who comes to Him as a believer and has done good deeds, those shall have the high ranks; 20:75

 

They Remember God’s Blessings

O you who believe, remember God’s blessings upon you. When some people intended to extend their hands against you, He withheld their hands from you. You shall reverence God, and in God the believers should trust. 5:11

 

They Are Steadfast

We have not sent any messengers before you who did not eat food and walk in the markets. We have made some of you a means for testing others. Will you be steadfast? Your Lord is Seer. 5:20

 

They Are Not Stingy When They Give

So reverence God as best as you can, and listen, and obey, and give. It is for your own good. Those who guard against their own stinginess; they are indeed the successful ones. 64:16

 

They Are Humble

The servants of the Almighty are those who walk on the earth humbly and when the ignorant speak to them, they say, “Peace.”25:63

 

The believers are those whose hearts tremble when God is mentioned, and when His revelations are recited to them, it increases their faith, and in their Lord they trust. 8:2

 

They Are Truthful

God will then reward the truthful for their truthfulness, and punish the hypocrites if He so wills, or redeem them. God is Forgiver, Merciful. 33:24

 

Those who believed in God and His messengers are the truthful ones and the witnesses at their Lord. They shall have their reward and their light. As for those who disbelieved and denied Our revelations, they are the companions of Hellfire. 57:19

 

They Are Appreciative

The one who possessed knowledge of the Scripture said, “I can bring it to you before you blink.” So when he saw it settled before him, he said, “This is a favour from my Lord to test me as to whether I will be appreciative or unappreciative. Whoever is appreciative is appreciative for his own good. As for the one who is unappreciative; my Lord is Rich, Generous.” 27:40

 

They Are Kind

And when We took the covenant from the Children of Israel: “You shall not worship except God and treat your parents kindly, as well as the relatives, the orphans and the needy, and speak kindly to the people, and observe the Salat and give the Zakat.” Then you turned away in aversion, except a few of you. 2:83

 

They Are Trustworthy

And those who honour what they have been entrusted with and their oaths, and those who stand by their testimonies, and those who maintain their Salat; they shall be in Gardens, honoured. 70:32-35

They Are Sincere

And those who, when they repent and do good deeds, they turn to God in sincere repentance indeed. 25:71

 

They Are Tranquil 

He is the One who brought down tranquility into the hearts of the believers so that they would increase in faith on top of their own faith. To God belong the soldiers of the heavens and the earth. God is Knowledgeable, Wise. 48:4

 

They See The Bigger Picture

Every self tastes death, and it is on the Day of Resurrection that you will be paid your rewards in full. Whoever is nudged away from the Fire, and admitted into Paradise, has indeed triumphed. The worldly life is no more than the enjoyment of an illusion. 3:185

They Are Content

"O you content self, return to your Lord, pleased and appeased. So enter and join My servants, and enter My Paradise.” 89:27-30

They Pardon, Overlook And Forgive

O you who believe, among your spouses and your children are enemies to you, so be wary of them. If you pardon, overlook and forgive, then God is Forgiver, Merciful. 64:14

 

They Refrain From Anger

who give in prosperity and hardship, and the suppressors of rage, and those who pardon the people. God loves the good-doers. 3:134

 

They Are Compassionate

and then to be one of those who believed and encouraged one another to exercise patience, and encouraged one another to show compassion. Those are the companions of the Right. 90:17-18

 

They Have Self-Control

And as for the one who feared the position of his Lord, and restrained the self from base desires; Paradise will be the refuge. 79:40-41

They Are Grateful To God

We gave Luqman the wisdom: “You shall give thanks to God. The one who gives thanks, gives thanks but for his own good. As for the one who is ungrateful, then indeed, God is Rich, Praiseworthy.”  31:12

 

They Remember God Frequently

Those who remember God while standing, sitting, and on their sides, and they reflect upon the creation of the heavens and the earth: “Our Lord, You did not create this in vain, glory to You, so guard us against the punishment of the Fire. 3:191

 

Then when the Salat is concluded, you shall spread out through the land and seek God’s favour, and remember God frequently so that you may succeed. 62:10

They Seek God’s Consent

With it, God guides those who seek His consent to the paths of peace, takes them out of the darkness into the light with His permission, and guides them to a straight path. 5:16

 

They Do Not Put Themselves Before God

O you who believe, do not put yourself before God and His messenger, and reverence God. Indeed, God is Hearer, Knowledgeable. 49:1

 

They Have Attained Patience

And be patient, and your patience is attainable only with God’s help. Do not grieve over them and do not be distressed by their schemes. 16:127

 

They Do Not Use Bad Language

God does not like foul language being voiced out loud, except in the case of someone who has been wronged. God is Hearer, Knowledgeable. 4:148

 

They Do Not Ridicule, Mock Or Insult Others

O you who believe, no people shall ridicule other people, for they may be better than them. Nor shall some women ridicule other women, for they may be better than them. And do not insult one another or call each other names. How evil it is to acquire a name for wickedness after attaining faith! Those who do not repent, they are indeed the transgressors. 49:11

 

They Disregard Vein Talk

And if they hear vain talk, they disregard it and say, “We have our deeds and you have your deeds. Peace be upon you. We do not wish to be with the ignorant ones.” 28:55

They Do Not Fear The Blame Of Those Who Blame

O you who believe, if any amongst you reverts from his religion, God will then bring a people whom He loves and who love Him, and who are humble towards the believers and stern towards the disbelievers. They strive in the cause of God and do not fear the blame of those who blame. Such is God’s favour; He grants it to whom He wills. God is Immense, Knowledgeable. 5:54

 

They Trust In God

God: there is no god except Him. In God, the believers should trust. 64:13

 

And put your trust in God. God suffices as a Trustee. 33:3

 

Why should we not place our trust in God, when He has guided us to our ways? We shall be patient in the face of the harm you caused us. The trusting ones should trust in God.” 14:12

 

They Have No Doubt In Their Heart

Rather, the believers are those who believe in God and His messenger, then have no doubt, and strive with their money and themselves in the cause of God. Those are the truthful ones. 49:15

 

They Have Attained Certainty

So glorify your Lord with praise, and be among the prostrators, and worship your Lord in order to attain certainty. 15:98-99

 

They Do Not Grieve

Thus, you should not grieve over what has passed you by nor gloat over what He has given you. God does not like the arrogant, boastful ones 57:23

 

They Fear God

Those who are in awe for fear of their Lord, and those who believe in the revelations of their Lord, and those who do not associate any partners with their Lord, and those who give what they have given, with their hearts fearful, knowing that to their Lord they will return; it is those who hasten to do good deeds, and they are the first to it. 23:57-61

 

They Seek The Hereafter

Whoever seeks the harvest of the Hereafter, We increase for him his harvest, and whoever seeks the harvest of this world, We will give him thereof and he will have no share in the Hereafter. 42:20

 

But if you seek God and His messenger and the Abode of the Hereafter, then God has prepared for the good-doers among you a great reward.” 33:29

 

They Do Not Desire The Materials Of This World

For those who seek the rewards of this world: with God is the reward of this world and the Hereafter. God is Hearer, Seer. 4:134

 

And patiently stick with those who call upon their Lord morning and evening, seeking His Face. Do not let your eyes wander away from them, desiring the zinat of the worldly life. Do not obey one whose heart We rendered oblivious to Our remembrance, and who pursued his personal desire, and whose case has exceeded all limits. 18:28

 

They Turn To God

He is the One who shows you His signs and brings down to you provisions from the sky, but none will remember except those who turn to Him. 40:13

They Are Not Boastful

Do not be like those who left their homes boastfully and showing off in front of the people, and they repel others from the path of God. God is encompassing of what they do. 8:47

 

They Are Not Arrogant

Do not turn your cheek away from the people in arrogance, nor walk haughtily in the land. God does not like the arrogant, boastful. 31:18

 

And do not walk arrogantly in the earth, for you cannot bore through the earth, nor can you be as tall as the mountains. 17:37 

 

They Do Not Get Envious 

Do not stare with envy at the enjoyments We granted some couples among them. Do not grieve over them, and lower your wing to the believers. 15:88

 

They Have Peace Of Mind

As for those who believed, did good deeds, and believed in what was brought down upon Muhammad, which is the truth from their Lord, He has wiped out their bad deeds and granted them peace of mind. 47:2

They Do Not Fear Death

They said, “If we had any say in the matter, we would not have been killed right here.” Say, “If you had been in your homes, those decreed to be killed would have encountered it in their beds.” God thus tests what is in your chests and purges what is in your hearts. God is Knowledgeable of what the chests hold. 3:154

 

Their Hearts Feel Assured

They are the ones who believe and whose hearts are assured through the remembrance of God. Absolutely, through the remembrance of God do the hearts feel assured. 13:28

 

They Speak With Humility

When they were told, “Dwell in this town, eat therefrom as you please, speak with humility, and enter the gate in submission. We will then forgive you your sins. We will increase further for the good-doers.” 7:161

 

They Possess Intelligence

He grants wisdom to whom He wills, and whoever is granted wisdom has indeed been granted much good, but none will remember except those who possess intelligence. 2:269

 

A blessed Book which We brought down to you so that they would reflect on its verses, and so that those who possess intelligence would be reminded. 38:29

They Acknowledge Everything Is In Accordance With God’s Will

Say, “Nothing will befall us except what God has decreed for us. He is our Master. In God, the believers should trust.” 9:51

 

No disaster strikes except by God’s permission, and whoever believes in God, He guides his heart. God is Knowledgeable of all things. 64:11

 

God Is Sufficient For Them

Those who were told by the people, “People have gathered against you, so you should fear them.” But this merely increased their faith, and they said, “God suffices us. He is the best Trustee.” 3:173

 

God knows best who your enemies are. God is sufficient as an Ally, and God suffices as a Supporter. 4:45

 

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The submitting men and the submitting women, the believing men and the believing women, the obedient men and the obedient women, the truthful men and the truthful women, the patient men and the patient women, the humble men and the humble women, the charitable men and the charitable women, the fasting men and the fasting women, the men who guard their private parts and the guarding women, the men who remember God frequently and the women who also remember; God has prepared for them forgiveness and a great reward. 33:35

Peace & God Bless

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