Forgiving,Most Merciful." (Qur'an, 10:117)We should be motivated to return to Him Alone at times of ease and at times of hardship.And when we read that:"If Allah helps you none can overcome you, and if Heforsakes you, who is there, after Him, that can helpyou. And in Allah (alone) let believers put their trust."(Qur'an, 3:160)The Qur'an, therefore, leads man to a true liberation from any false attachment. It brings peace to the heart. It helps the believer against hypocrisy and all forms of dishonesty. Imagine, for example, a believer facing a problem at work. He sees wrong and faces unlawful practices. He does not fear rejecting what is wrong. He knows that the job is only a means to gain his sustenance. While he may be unable to correct what is wrong, he knows well that Allah is the One Who provides. If he leaves his job for the sake of Allah, Allah will give him a better one. Allah (SW) said:"And whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him.He will make a way for him to get out (from) every(difficulty), and He will provide him from(sources) he could never imagine." (Qur'an, 65:2-3)The above texts, necessitates that man must depend upon Allah (SW) asking Him Alone for assistance. It also requires that man must love Allah and worship Him Alone to gain His pleasure and His help. Is it not true that the people who consider this life as the "Final Goal" end up worshiping many things in it? You see them so careful about "having it all". They torture themselves: pain, difficulty, constant worry, keeping their hands in the banks for loan after loan to keep up with the "demands of development". They are under the constant threat of fore-closure. They constantly see poverty in front of their eyes. The Prophet said:"Allah says: 'Son of Adam: Fill your time with My worship and I will fill your heart with richness, and end off your poverty. But if you donot, I would make your hands fully busy (i.e. in worldly affairs) and I would not end off ...
