Introducing Islam a Simple Introduction to Islam
The Servants of the Merciful
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THE SERVANTS OF THE MERCIFUL
The true servants of the Merciful are those who
walk humbly upon the earth and say: “Peace!” to
the ignorant who accost them: who pass the night
standing and prostrate in adoration of their Lord;
who say: “Lord ward off from us the punishment of
Hell, for its punishment is everlasting, an evil
dwelling and an evil resting-place”; who, when
they spend, are neither wasteful nor niggardly, but
keep the golden mean; who invoke no other god
besides God, and do not kill save for a just cause;
who do not commit adultery. He that does this shall
meet with evil: his punishment shall be doubled on
the Day of Resurrection and in disgrace he shall
abide forever—unless he repent and believe and do
good works, for then God will change his sins to
good actions; God is Forgiving and Merciful: he that
repents and does good works truly returns to God;
who do not bear false witness and when they pass
by idle talk, pass by with dignity; who do not turn a
blind eye and a deaf ear to the revelations of their
Lord when they are reminded of them; who say:
“Lord, give us joy in our spouses and offspring, and
make us examples to those who are God-fearing.”
