The Good Life
The Correct Way
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THE CORRECT WAY
That which you have been given is but the fleeting
comfort of this life. For better and more enduring is
God’s reward to those who believe and put their
trust in Him; who avoid gross sins and indecencies
and, when angered, are willing to forgive; who
respond to the call of their Lord, are constant in
prayer, and conduct their affairs by mutual consent;
who bestow in alms a portion of that which We
have given them and, when oppressed, seek to
redress their wrongs. Let evil be rewarded with like
evil. But he who forgives and seeks reconcilement
shall be rewarded by God. He does not love the
wrongdoers. Those who avenge themselves when
wronged incur no guilt. But great is the guilt of
those who oppress their fellow men and conduct
themselves with wickedness and injustice in the
land. These shall be sternly punished. But true
constancy lies in forgiveness and patient
forbearance (42:36-43).
