Front matter
Opening Verses
Striving - The Door to Paradise · Ahmed Alhasan
In the name of God, the Abundantly Merciful, the Intensely Merciful.
“Or did you think that you would enter Paradise without first facing what those before you faced? Hardship and suffering afflicted them, and they were shaken until the messenger and those who believed with him said, ‘When will the help of God come?’ Surely, the help of God is near.”[1]
“God intends to make things clear to you, to guide you to the paths of those before you, and to accept your repentance. God is All-knowing, All-wise. God wants to accept your repentance, while those who follow their lusts want you to deviate greatly.”[2]