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“Wonderful is the affair free from sorrow and
of the believer; for all turbidity, and goodness
his affairs are good for and happiness with which
him and this is not there is no misery”.
applied to anyone else (Ṭabaṭabai, 1996,
except the believer. If Vol. 12: 342)
good befalls him, he
expresses his gratitude In essence, to live a goodly
to Allah and that is good pure life that is free from all
for him; and if adversity sorts of anxieties and depressions,
befalls him, he endures a feeling of happiness with
it patiently and there is what one has (whether little or
a good for him in it”. abundant) and satisfaction to
(Majlisi, 1982, Vol. 79: 139) the reality of the present
situation one found himself is
In the Tafsir al-Mizan, the life necessary. This is realized and
of the believers is described thus: sustained in the shadow of faith
“Such a person finds in in God.
himself light, perfection,
strength, honor, pleasure 6. Healthy Social Relations
and happiness that A healthy social life is that
cannot be estimated, where every member of the
and why not so? For he society respects the laws as well
is wholly engrossed in a as the rights of each other and
permanent life that has should like for others what he
no end; an everlasting likes for himself and dislike for
blessing that does not others what he dislikes for
run out; a pure pleasure
