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Typology of Religious Lifestyle Results… Z. Nabavi (99
other words, it is the find for themselves neither
combination of faith and piety a guardian nor a helper
i.e., faith and righteous deeds besides Allah”. (The Qur’an,
bring honor to man. 4: 173)
Additionally, the Holy
Qur’an uses comparison as a • “To Him is your return, of
powerful tool for moral all (of you); the promise of
teaching and education. Allah (made) in truth;
Comparisons are sometimes Surely, He begins the
two-sided, like the comparison creation in the first
between the wise and the instance, then He reproduces
ignorant men in the 9th verse it, that He may with justice
of chapter “Zumar”, and recompense those who
sometimes it is a three-fold believe and do good; and
comparison, like the comparison (as for) those who
of the former, the right-hand disbelieve, they shall have
companions and the left-hand a drink of hot water and a
ones in chapter “Al-Waqi'a”. painful punishment because
The Holy Qur’an uses the they disbelieved”. (The Qur’an,
method of comparison to 10: 4)
express the results of faith • “You will see the unjust
and righteous deeds, some fearing on account of what
verses are given as examples: they have earned, and it
• “He will grant those who must befall them, and
have believed and done those who believe and do
righteous deeds their rewards good shall be in the
in full and will give them meadows of the gardens;
more out of His bounty. they shall have what they
He will bestow upon those please with their Lord:
who have been disdainful that is a great grace”.
and arrogant a painful (The Qur’an, 42: 22)
chastisement, and they will
