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Spirit of Islam Issue 35 November 2015
Importance of Mission
What inspires a man more than anything is to have a
great mission before him. That is what arouses man’s
hidden potential. It makes him a peak performer.
This is evidence of the fact that God’s bounties for man can never be
imperfect. However, these bounties will reach their perfection only in
Paradise.
According to the Quran, God is Most Beneficent and Most Merciful. This
implies that any deficiency in man’s entitlement or what man deserves
is made up for by the mercy of God, in the Hereafter. Therefore, the
Prophet has advised that man should never despair on seeing the
shortcomings of his deeds. Instead, with hope in God’s mercy, he
should pray:
‘O God, do not pass judgment on me on the basis of my deeds.
Instead, give your verdict on the basis of Your mercy’.
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