Introducing Islam a Simple Introduction to Islam
Their Efforts will be Rewarded
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THEIR EFFORTS WILL BE REWARDED
We have created man from a drop of thickened
fluid so that We may test him. We made him a
being endowed with hearing and sight. We have
shown him the way, whether he be grateful or
ungrateful. For the unbelievers We have prepared
fetters and chains, and a blazing fire. But the
righteous shall drink a cup flavoured with the
Camphor—a spring at which the servants of God
will refresh themselves as it gushes forth
abundantly; they who keep their vows and dread
the far-spread terrors of Judgement Day; who,
though they hold it dear, give sustenance to the
poor person, the orphan and the captive, saying:
‘We feed you for God’s sake alone; we seek of you
neither recompense nor thanks; for we fear from
Him a day of anguish and of woe.” God will deliver
them from the evil of that day, and will make their
faces shine with joy. He will reward them for their
steadfastness with robes of silk and the delights of
Paradise. Reclining there upon soft couches, they
shall feel neither the scorching heat not the biting
cold. Trees will spread their shade around them,
and fruit will hang in clusters over them. They shall
