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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Self Building Third Means, the Righteous Deeds It may be derived from the Holy Qur’an that after the belief ( Iman ) the righteous deeds play the most important role in attaining self-perfection, God’s Nearness, higher human ranks, and pure delightful life of the Next World.

God-Almighty has said in the Holy Qur’an: مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَىٰ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُ حَيَاةً طَيِّبَةً ۖ وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْرَهُم بِأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ. “Whosoever doth right, whether male or female, and is a believer, him verily We shall quicken with good life and We shall pay them a recompense in proportion to the best of what they used to do.

(16: 97) And said: .وَمَن يَأْتِهِ مُؤْمِنًا قَدْ عَمِلَ الصَّالِحَاتِ فَأُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمُ الدَّرَجَاتُ الْعُلَىٰ “But whoso cometh unto Him a believer, having done good works, for such are the high stations. (20:75) And said: فَمَن كَانَ يَرْجُو لِقَاءَ رَبِّهِ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِ أَحَدًا “And whoever hopeth for the meeting with his lord, let him to righteous deeds and make none share of the worship due unto his lord.

(18:110) And said: مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ الْعِزَّةَ فَلِلَّهِ الْعِزَّةُ جَمِيعًا ۚ إِلَيْهِ يَصْعَدُ الْكَلِمُ الطَّيِّبُ وَالْعَمَلُ الصَّالِحُ يَرْفَعُهُ “Whoso desireth power should know that) all power belongeth to God. Unto Him good words ascend, and the pious deed doth He exalt.

(35:10) The Glorious God in this verse explains that all power, prestige, and wealth belong to Him and the sacred word that is the clean and pure soul of a Monotheist ( Muahid ) and righteous belief in Monotheism ( Tawhid ) will ascend towards God-Almighty, and this will be made possible through the righteous deeds. The righteous deeds performed with pure intention and sincerity affect the doer's self thus, nourishing him for attaining perfection.

The Holy Qur’an clearly explains that the pure and charming life of the Hereafter and attainment of the most sublime spiritual position of God's Nearness and Countenance is possible only through the combination of belief and righteous deeds. The Holy Qur’an has emphasized the importance of righteous deeds a lot and regards it as the only means for achieving eternal salvation and prosperity.

The value and worth of righteous deeds depends upon their being compatible with religious law and revelations.

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