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The Role of Faith… A.M Bello et al / (59
In Islam, a superficial The Qur'an says:
success or a that which is a “And whoever does
source of the wrath of God or righteous deeds, whether
eternal punishment on the Day male or female, should
of Judgment is indeed not a he be faithful-such shall
true success. In another word, enter paradise and they
physical health, wealth, or any will not be wronged [so
material gains that get one much as] the speck on a
away from God or a source of date-stone”. (Qur'an, 4: 124)
His wrath is not a success in its
real sense: In addition, Allamah Jafari wrote:
“Whoever is delivered from the “Faith in God makes
Fire and admitted to paradise one always have God in
has certainly succeeded. The mind and creates in him
life of this world is nothing but a spiritual state which
the wares of delusion”. safeguards him from
(Qur'an, 3: 185) falling for worldly and
In a nutshell, true prosperity materialistic affairs. This
and the salvation of man in this spiritual state makes
material world and the Hereafter man's life meaningful
are achieved through faith in God. and logical. Thus, his
It is only through this that the purely natural or
spiritual dimension of man is materialistic life will be
activated. If this spiritual dimension replaced by intelligible
is not activated, life loses its true life”. (Jafari, 2005: 272)
form and man will drown in the
superficial prolific life.
