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The Role of Faith… A.M Bello et al / (41
in this world and the Hereafter Faith in God, His Apostles and
could be achieved. the belief in the Day of
The Qur'an says: Resurrection and righteous
“One who purifies it is deeds are some of the required
felicitous and one who 'nutrients' of the soul and it is
betrays it fails”. only through this that man and
(Qur'an, 91: 9-10) human society could attain the
real and long-lasting progress.
The soul is created pure and (Khalilian Ushkozari et al,
holy; but with the numerous 2015: 79)
undertakings in this world, it Interestingly, in the Islamic
becomes stained and rusted just worldview, a goodly pure life
like an iron that is exposed to and prosperity in this material
moisture and oxygen. A simple world and the Hereafter could
analogy of the soul is like a only be attained by man in the
plant seed that needs a regular shadow of faith and righteous
supply of water, carbon dioxide deeds; thus, one who wishes to
and sunlight for its proper live a goodly pure and
germination and survival, and prosperous life in both worlds
the absence of any or all these should possess a correct belief
factors may result in improper in God, His Apostles, Day of
growth or death. Resurrection, and likewise, he
In the same vein, the soul must act righteously.
requires certain 'spiritual The glorious Qur'an while
nutrients' for its rapid growth describing the significance of
and development and the faith and righteous deeds in
inability to meet up with those attaining a goodly pure life, says:
will result in its decay or death.
