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will not feel anxious or sorry for himself.
A believer is aware that Allah is putting him
through a test and that everything in this life is
transitory. The Qur'an says that Allah will test
human beings with good and evil.
"We test
you with both good and evil as a trial.
And you will be returned to Us."
(Surat
al-Anbiya': 35) For this reason, a person
who lives according to the teachings of
the Qur'an knows that it is not the bless-
ings that he has received but his attitude
towards those blessings that will win
him a reward in Allah's sight. Even if he is
not prosperous, a believer will sincerely give
thanks to Allah. In the Qur'an, Allah reveals
that He will increase the blessings of those who
give thanks with sincerity and de-
termination and reminds the un-
grateful that the pains of Hell
are terrible: