INTRODUCTION

Introduction ~ 7 ~ To believe in God and implement His commandments is to qualify oneself for His succour. God bestows multiple blessings on a person who lives a life of faith and righteousness. He enables him to experience the joy of closeness to God in his worship; to settle day-to-day problems in a divinelyinspired manner; to deal with friends and foe in an equally honest-to-God way. God guides him on the straight path. He always seeks God’s pleasure and nothing can turn him away from this aim. The Qur’an has given a clear exposition of the theoretical and practical nature of the good life. The verses which have been selected describe various fundamental aspects of this life in the Qur’an’s inimitable style. These passages thus provide both a description of the good life and an authentic example of how it should be lived. Wahiduddin Khan October, 1980 The Islamic Centre, New Delhi