Introducing Islam a Simple Introduction to Islam
Serving God
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SERVING GOD
To God belongs all that the heavens and the earth
contain. Whether you reveal your thoughts or hide
them, God will bring you to account for them. He
will forgive whom He will and punish whom He
will; He has power over all things. The Prophet
believes in what has been revealed to him by his
Lord and so do the faithful. They all believe in God
and His angels, His scriptures and His prophets.
We make no distinction between any of His
prophets. They say: “we hear and we obey. Forgive
us, Lord; to You we shall return.” God does not
charge a soul with more than it can bear. It shall be
requited for whatever good and whatever evil it has
done. “Lord do not take us to task if we forget or
lapse into error. Lord, do not lay on us the burden
You laid on those before us. Lord, do not charge us
with more than we can bear. Pardon us, forgive us,
and have mercy on us, You alone are our Protector.
Help us against the unbelievers.” (2:284-286).
