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desires in order to please Allah, he can begin to enjoy the benefits
of a disciplined life. As his discipline becomes stronger, he will
hopefully become free from sin, fear, cowardice, vice, indecency,
jealousy, racism, greed, selfishness and all other forms of spiritual
enslavement.

The Holy Qur'an says, "By no means shall you attain
righteousness unless you give [freely] of that which you love."213
This is an eye opener to aid us along our path of personal struggle
against the opposition which comes to us from ourselves. Prophet
Muhammad jg said, "Surely Allah does not look to your image
and your wealth, but He looks to your hearts and your actions."214
The condition of a person's life in this world and the next depends
on the state of his heart. Until we can manage to be truthful within
our hearts, there is no hope for us. If we can put our hearts in the
right state we will have salvation.

Each 'Id is a day of forgiveness, and a day to show devotion to
Allah through prayer and praise of Him. During the congrega-