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INTRODUCTION

IN THE NAME OF ALLĀH

All praise is due to Allāh, the Rabb (Lord) of A'lamin ('Worlds', humankind, Jinn, and all that exists). May the peace and blessings of Allāh be upon our Prophet, the Seal of all Messengers, Muhammad, his family, companions, and those who follow him until the Day of Judgement.

O Allāh, send prayers upon Muhammad and the followers of Muhammad, just as You sent prayers upon Ibrahim and upon the followers of Ibrahim. Verily, You are full of praise and majesty. O Allāh, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon family of Muhammad, just as You sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the family of Ibrahim. Verily, You are full of praise and majesty.

DISCRIPTION of COMPANION OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD – Salutations of Allāh be upon him and peace

Muhammad is the Messenger of Allāh; and those with him are forceful against the disbelievers, merciful among themselves. You see them bowing and prostrating [in prayer], seeking bounty from Allāh and [His] pleasure. Their mark [i.e., sign] is on their faces [i.e., foreheads] from the trace of prostration. That is their description in the Torah. And their description in the Gospel is as a plant which produces its offshoots and strengthens them so they grow firm and stand upon their stalks, delighting the sowers – so that He [i.e., Allah] may enrage by them the disbelievers. Allāh has promised those who believe and do righteous deeds among them forgiveness and a great reward.

— [ Al-Fatḥ (48) : 29 ]

DISCRIPTION of BELIEVER in the QUR'ĀN

And [yet], among the people are those who take other than Allāh as equals [to Him]. They love them as they [should] love Allāh. But those who believe are stronger in love for Allāh. And if only they who have wronged would consider [that] when they see the punishment, [they will be certain] that all power belongs to Allāh and that Allāh is severe in punishment.

— [ Al-Baqarah (2) : 165 ], Saheeh International, The Holy Qur'ān

The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allāh and His angels and His books and His messengers, [saying],

“ We make no distinction between any of His messengers. ”

And they say,

“ We hear and we obey. [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination. ”

— [ Al-Baqarah (2) : 285 ]

They believe in Allāh and the Last Day, and they enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and hasten to good deeds. And those are among the righteous.

— [ Āli 'Imrān (3) : 114 ]

Those to whom people [i.e., hypocrites] said,

“ Indeed, the people have gathered against you, so fear them. ”

But it [merely] increased them in faith, and they said,

“ Sufficient for us is Allāh, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs. ”

— [ Āli 'Imrān (3) : 173 ]

But those firm in knowledge among them and the believers believe in what has been revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what was revealed before you. And the establishers of prayer [especially] and the givers of Zakāh and the believers in Allāh and the Last Day – those We will give a great reward.

— [ An-Nisā' (4) : 162 ]

Those who follow the Messenger, the unlettered prophet, whom they find written [i.e., mentioned] in what they have of the Torah and the Gospel, who enjoins upon them what is right and forbids them what is wrong and makes lawful for them the good things and prohibits for them the evil and relieves them of their burden and the shackles which were upon them. So they who have believed in him, honored him, supported him and followed the light which was sent down with him – it is those who will be the successful.

— [ Al-A'rāf (7) : 157 ]

The believers are only those who, when Allāh is mentioned, their hearts become fearful, and when His verses are recited to them, it increases them in faith; and upon their Lord they rely –

The ones who establish prayer, and from what We have provided them, they spend.

Those are the believers, truly. For them are degrees [of high position] with their Lord and forgiveness and noble provision.

— [ Al-Anfāl (8) : 2 – 4 ]

But those who have believed and emigrated and fought in the cause of Allāh and those who gave shelter and aided – it is they who are the believers, truly. For them is forgiveness and noble provision.

— [ Al-Anfāl (8) : 74 ]

Those who believe in Allāh and the Last Day would not ask permission of you to be excused from striving [i.e., fighting] with their wealth and their lives. And Allāh is Knowing of those who fear Him.

— [ At-Tawbah (9) : 44 ]

The believing men and believing women are allies of one another. They enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and establish prayer and give zakāh and obey Allāh and His Messenger. Those – Allāh will have mercy upon them. Indeed, Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise.

— [ At-Tawbah (9) : 71 ]

Indeed, Allāh has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties [in exchange] for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allāh, so they kill and are killed. [It is] a true promise [binding] upon Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur'ān. And who is truer to his covenant than Allāh? So rejoice in your transaction which you have contracted. And it is that which is the great attainment. [Such believers are] the repentant, the worshippers, the praisers [of Allāh], the travelers [for His cause], those who bow and prostrate [in prayer], those who enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong, and those who observe the limits [set by] Allāh. And give good tidings to the believers.

— [ At-Tawbah (9) : 111 – 122 ]

And whenever a sūrah is revealed, there are among them [i.e., the hypocrites] those who say, "Which of you has this increased in faith?" As for those who believed, it has increased them in faith, while they are rejoicing.

— [ At-Tawbah (9) : 124 ]

Certainly will the believers have succeeded:

They who are during their prayer humbly submissive And they who turn away from ill speech And they who are observant of zakāh And they who guard their private parts Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will not be blamed – But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors – And they who are to their trusts and their promises attentive And they who carefully maintain their prayers – Those are the inheritors

Who will inherit al-Firdaus. They will abide therein eternally.

— [ Al-Mu'minūn (23) : 1 – 11 ]

Indeed, they who are apprehensive from fear of their Lord

And they who believe in the signs of their Lord And they who do not associate anything with their Lord And they who give what they give while their hearts are fearful because they will be returning to their Lord –

It is those who hasten to good deeds, and they outstrip (others] therein.

— [ Al-Mu'minūn (23) : 57 – 61 ]

The only statement of the [true] believers when they are called to Allāh and His Messenger to judge between them is that they say. "We hear and we obey." And those are the successful. And whoever obeys Allāh and His Messenger and fears Allāh and is conscious of Him – it is those who are the attainers.

— [ An-Nūr (24) : 51 – 52 ]

The believers are only those who believe in Allāh and His Messenger and, when they are [meeting] with him for a matter of common interest, do not depart until they have asked his permission. Indeed, those who ask your permission, [O Muhammad] – those are the ones who believe in Allāh and His Messenger. So when they ask your permission for something of their affairs, then give permission to whom you will among them and ask forgiveness for them of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

— [ An-Nūr (24) : 62 ]

And the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth easily, and when the ignorant address them [harshly], they say [words of] peace,

And those who spend [part of] the night to their Lord prostrating and standing [in prayer] And those who say, "Our Lord, avert from us the punishment of Hell. Indeed, its punishment is ever adhering; Indeed, it is evil as a settlement and residence." And [they are] those who, when they spend, do so not excessively or sparingly but are ever, between that, [justly] moderate

And those who do not invoke with Allāh another deity or kill the soul which Allāh has forbidden [to be killed], except by right, and do not commit unlawful sexual intercourse. And whoever should do that will meet a penalty.

— [ Al-Furqān (25) : 63 – 68 ]

As guidance and good tidings for the believers Who establish prayer and give zakāh, and of the Hereafter they are certain [in faith].

— [ An-Naml (27) : 2 – 3 ]

Those to whom We gave the Scripture before it – they are believers in it.

And when it is recited to them, they say, "We have believed in it; indeed, it is the truth from our Lord. Indeed we were, [even] before it, Muslims [i.e., submitting to Allāh]." Those will be given their reward twice for what they patiently endured and [because] they avert evil through good, and from what We have provided them they spend.

And when hear ill speech they turn away from it and say, "For us are our deeds, and for you for your deeds. Peace will be upon you; we seek not the ignorant."

— [ Al-Qaṣaṣ (28) : 52 – 55 ]

Only those believe in Our verses who when they are reminded by them, fall down in prostration and exalt [Allāh] with praise of their Lord, and they are not arrogant. Their sides part [i.e., they arise] from [their] beds; they supplicate their Lord in fear and aspiration, and from what We have provided them, they spend.

— [ As-Sajdah (32) : 15 – 16 ]

And when the believers saw the companies, they said, "This is what Allāh and His Messenger had promised us, and Allāh and His Messenger spoke the truth." And it increased them only in faith and acceptance. Among the believers are men true to what they promised Allāh. Among them is he who has fulfilled his vow [to the death], and among them is he who awaits [his chance). And they did not alter [the terms of their commitment] by any alteration –

— [ Al-Aḥzāb (33) : 22 – 23 ]

It is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allāh and His Messenger have decided a matter, that they should [thereafter] have any choice about their affair. And whoever disobeys Allāh and His Messenger has certainly strayed into clear error.

— [ Al-Ahzab, Al-Aḥzāb (33) : 36 ]

— [ Al-Fatḥ (48) : 29 ]

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The believers are only the ones who have believed in Allāh and His Messenger and then doubt not but strive with their properties and their lives in the cause of Allāh. It is those who are the truthful.

— [ Al-Ḥujurāt (49) : 15 ]

You will not find a people who believe in Allāh and the Last Day having affection for those who oppose Allāh and His Messenger, even if they were their fathers or their sons or their brothers or their kindred. Those – He has decreed within their hearts faith and supported them with spirit from Him. And We will admit them to gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally. Allāh is pleased with them, and they are pleased with Him – those are the party of Allāh. Unquestionably, the party of Allāh they are the successful.

— [ Al-Mujādilah (58) : 22 ]

And [also for] those who were settled in the Home [i.e., al-Madinah] and [adopted] the faith before them. They love those who emigrated to them and find not any want in their breasts of what they [i.e., the emigrants] were given but give [them] preference over themselves, even though they are in privation. And whoever is protected from the stinginess of his soul – it is those who will be the successful. And [there is a share for] those who came after them, saying, "Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith and put not in our hearts [any] resentment toward those who have believed. Our Lord, indeed You are Kind and Merciful."

— [ Al-Ḥashr (59) : 9 – 10 ]

And Allāh presents an example of those who believed: the wife of Pharaoh, when she said,

“ My Lord, build for me near You a house in Paradise and save me from Pharaoh and his deeds and save me from the wrongdoing people. ”

And [the example of] Mary, the daughter of 'Imrān, who guarded her chastity, so We blew into [her garment] through Our angel [i.e., Gabriel], and she believed in the words of her Lord and His scriptures and was of the devoutly obedient.

— [ At-Taḥreem (66) :11 – 12 ]

Indeed, they who have believed and done righteous deeds –those are the best of creatures.

— [ Al-Bayyinah (98) : 7 ]