The Good Life
Introduction
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To believe in God and implement His
commandments is to qualify oneself for His succour.
God bestows multiple blessings on a person who
lives a life of faith and righteousness. He enables him
to experience the joy of closeness to God in his
worship; to settle day-to-day problems in a divinely-
inspired manner; to deal with friends and foe in an
equally honest-to-God way. God guides him on the
straight path. He always seeks God’s pleasure and
nothing can turn him away from this aim.
The Qur’an has given a clear exposition of the
theoretical and practical nature of the good life. The
verses which have been selected describe various
fundamental aspects of this life in the Qur’an’s
inimitable style. These passages thus provide both a
description of the good life and an authentic
example of how it should be lived.
Wahiduddin Khan
October, 1980
The Islamic Centre,
New Delhi
