If, a believer's soul gets intermingled with faith ( Iman )...
If, a believer's soul gets intermingled with faith ( Iman ) and the phrase of Monotheism ( Kalma al-Tawhid ) would become illuminated and would ascend towards God-Almighty. Of course, righteous deeds too helps him in this ascent. The Holy Qur’an 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-Almighty.
Unto Him good words ascend and the pious deed doth He exalt. (35:10) The righteous deeds carry a human soul upward enabling him to attain the exalted position of God's Nearness and providing him a sacred and beautiful existence subjected to his possessed with the faith ( Iman ). An unbeliever's soul is dark and does not have the decency of possessing God's Nearness and delightful existence.
The Holy Qur’an said: مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا مِّن ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنثَىٰ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُ حَيَاةً طَيِّبَةً “Whosoever doth right, whether male or female and is a believer, him verily we shall quicken with good life. (16:97) Therefore, a wayfarer from the very beginning must strive and endeavor to strengthen his faith because the stronger and superior will be his faith the higher will be his ascent and rank.
Holy Qur’an said: يَرْفَعِ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ دَرَجَاتٍ ۚ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ “God-Almighty will exalt those who believe among you, and those who have knowledge, to high ranks, God is informed of what you do. (58:11) Previous…
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