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               82  International Multi. J. of PURE LIFE. 8 (27): 75-89, Summer 2021
               a  person's  life  and  gives  him           is no call on us (to keep
               hope to continue it.                         faith)  with  these  ignorant
                                                            (Pagans); but they tell a
               The Worldly Effects of Keeping               lie  against  Allah  and
               the Covenant in Giving Meaning               (well)  they  know  it”  *

               to Life                                      “Yea,  whoever  fulfills
               The  effects  of  keeping  the               his  promise  and  guards
               covenant  can  be  raised  from              (against evil) then surely
               worldly     and     otherworldly             Allah  loves  those  who
               aspects. The worldly effects of              guard  (against  evil)”.

               keeping the covenant in human                (Quran, 3: 75-76)
               life  also  appear  in  both
               individual and social dimensions.     In this noble verse, one of the
                  Faithfulness to the covenant       examples  of  fulfilling  the
               has  many  effects  on  personal      covenant  is  mentioned.  A
               life, some of which are:              person who keeps his covenant

                   1.  Trusteeship                   is  trustworthy  and  trusted  by
                      “Among  the  People  of        the people and God loves him.
                      the Book are some who,             2.  Honesty and Truthfulness
                      if entrusted with a hoard             “It  is  not  righteousness
                      of  gold,  will  (readily)            that you turn your faces
                      pay it back; others, who,             towards the East and the
                      if entrusted with a single            West;  but  righteousness

                      silver  coin,  will  not              is  this  that  one  should
                      repay  it  unless  thou               believe in Allah and the
                      constantly stoodest demanding,        last  day  and  the  angels
                      because,  they  say,  there           and  the  book  and  the
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