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17 no enterprise is unrewarded. Sin and virtue earn their rightful consequence in accordance with the commandment of God. (And I say unto God Who I have just extolled) we submit to You alone and seek only Your help in all our works. Show us the right path in all things, the path taken by those on whom You have bestowed Your favours. And once we earn Your love, let it not be the case that we should for any reason incur Your wrath or that we should willingly abandon You and go astray. 10 10 All religions impart an ideal to their followers and the best ideal is that which is taught by Islam. It is unparalleled by anything else, for in this supplication Muslims are taught to pray [that they be lead] on the same path as those on whom God showered His blessing s. In other words, they are taught to pray for that rank which Allah the Exalted conferred on His chosen ones. In another verse of the Holy Qur’an the chosen ones of God are defined as a Anbiy a ’ (prophets), S idd i q (the truthful), Shuhad a ’ (martyrs) and Sa li hi n (holy persons). Further the Holy Qur’an says: َوْذِا َلاَق ىٰسْوُم ٖهِمْوَقِل ِمْوَقٰي اْوُرُكْذا َةَمْعِن ِهّٰللا ْمُكْيَلَع ْذِا َلَعَج ْمُكْيِف َءٓاَيِبْۢنَا َو ْمُكَلَعَج اًكْوُلُّم١ۖۗ َّو ْمُكىٰتٰا اَّم ْمَل ِتْؤُي اًدَحَا َنِّم َنْيِمَلٰعْلا And remember the time when Moses said to his people, “Recall the favour of God, when He sent among you His prophets and granted you kingdom and gave you that which was not given to anyone else. ” Surah Al-Ma’idah , 5:21 Similarly, in various other passages, God has explained that by His chosen ones He means the prophets. Thus Islam has made prophethood the ultimate goal of every Muslim, in so much as, all Muslims are