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Zeal and Enthusiasm Described in the Qur'an: Obtaining Paradise

Contents
  1. Introduction
  2. What is Zeal?
  3. Who Belongs to a Society of Ignorance
  4. The Excitement of Its Members is but a Temporary Desire
  5. The Source of Believers’ Enthusiasm: Their Faith, Love and Devotion to Allah
  6. Believers' Enthusiasm is Non-abating
  7. There are Those Among Believers Who are Foremost in Good Deeds.
  8. The Kinds of Behavior that Reveal the Zeal of Believers
  9. Loyalty to Allah Until the End of Their Lives
  10. Seeking the Kinds of Deeds that Most Please Allah
  11. Preference of the Religion’s Interests to Their Own
  12. Commitment to Live Good Morals
  13. Submission of Themselves and Their Wealth to Allah
  14. Competition in Righteousness
  15. Remaining Patient in the Face of Difficulties
  16. Becoming More Zealous in the Face of Hardships
  17. Seeking Allah’s Approval with Great Joy
  18. What the Believers’ Excitement is Like
  19. The Observance of Allah’s Artistry in Creation
  20. Seeing Blessings and Beauties
  21. Love and Friendship
  22. Protecting the Righteous
  23. Worship
  24. Reciting Verses of the Qur’an
  25. Supplication
  26. Repentance to Draw Closer to Allah
  27. Communicating the Good Values of the Qur’an
  28. The Thought of Paradise
  29. Obtaining Power and Strength
  30. Obtaining the Aid and Support of Allah
  31. Obtaining Paradise
  32. The Indifference of Those Whose Faith is Not Assured
  33. Those Whose Faith is Not Assured
  34. Their Presence Among Believers
  35. Their Lingering Behind
  36. Lingering Behind is Not Advantageous but Foolishness
  37. Consequences Resulting from Deeds Done Unenthusiastically and Reluctantly
  38. The Only Solution to Lack of Enthusiasm: Fear of Allah
  39. Conclusion

Allah gives glad tidings to those who have faith and engage in good deeds: "And give good tidings to those who believe and do righteous deeds that they will have gardens [in paradise] beneath which rivers flow. Whenever they are provided with a provision of fruit therefrom, they will say, ‘This is what we were provided with before.’ And it is given to them in likeness. And they will have therein purified spouses, and they will abide therein eternally."

Allah will bestow these blessings on them in return for the zeal and effort they displayed in the life of this world. Believers practice the verse: "Hasten to forgiveness from your Lord and a garden [i.e., paradise] as wide as the heavens and earth."

They devote all their efforts to attain paradise, for Allah says: "And whoever volunteers good – then indeed, Allah is Appreciative and Knowing."

Allah rewards good deeds that are done sincerely and wholeheartedly, so believers will be rewarded for whatever they did sincerely even as much as an atom’s weight of good. Hence, they will be pleased with their Lord and their Lord will be pleased with them: "Allah will say, ‘This is the Day when the truthful will benefit from their truthfulness.’ For them are gardens [in paradise] beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever, Allah being pleased with them, and they with Him. That is the great attainment."

To the righteous it will be said: "O reassured soul, return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him], and enter among My [righteous] servants and enter My paradise."