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The Role of Faith… A.M Bello et al / (51
because the people that possess 2. Optimism
religious faith will be bestowed Optimism or positive thinking
by Allah with special criterion, is one of the good moral
which will be useful to them on teachings of Islam, which
the path of life. (Ref to: Qur'an, originates from faith in God.
8: 29) In other words, one of the
It will also save them from good moral standards infuses
lapses and negative changes by faith into the life of an
and they shall be guided to the individual is optimism. That is
right path. According to a to say, a true believer is an
Qur'anic report, (Ref to: optimist, as he always has
Qur'an, 7: 201) the believer is positive thoughts about the
not only possessing the ability world, life, and the people
to distinguish between right around him and he always
and wrong but whenever they expects good things to happen.
are afflicted with the Satanic (Mutahhari, n.d: 29)
temptations, they quickly awake This attitude is indeed
and recognize the truth with the necessary to cope with life's
light of insight and escape from challenges and problems. This
the temptations of Satan. is because, having positive
In essence, a correct thoughts and expectations
understanding and awareness about life and those people
of the people or situations and around us are guaranties of
the ability to make good decisions comfort, inner peace, and
are necessary to live a goodly tranquility to the people.
pure life in the present age. While describing the effects
of optimism in acquiring
happiness in life, a writer wrote:
