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16 and to the winning of His pleasure. The whole of his being should be committed to God. To remind Muslims constantly of this grade their religion has been named Islam, which means to devote oneself wholly to God and to keep nothing back. As God, the Glorious, has said: بَى مَنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُ لِلهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ فَلَهُ أَجْرُهُ عِنْدَرَية وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ 19 قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَلَمِينَ ) E لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَبِذَلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَاَنَا اَوَّلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ 0 20 وَأَنَّ هَذَا صِرَاطِي مُسْتَقِيمَا فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا السُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ 21+ عَنْ سَبِيلِهِ قُلْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَاللهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمُ 22 O Salvation means that a person should commit himself wholly to God, and should offer himself as a 19. Nay, whoever submits himself completely to Allah, and is the doer of good, shall have his reward with his Lord. No fear shall come upon such, neither shall they grieve. (The Holy Quran, al-Baqarah 2:113) 20. Say, “My Prayer and my sacrifice and my life and my death are all for Allah, the Lord of the worlds. 'He has no partner. And so am I commanded, and I am the first of those who submit. ' (The Holy Quran, al-An‘ām 6:163-164) 21. This is My path leading straight. So follow it, and follow not other ways, lest they lead you away from His way. (The Holy Quran, al-An‘ām 6: 154) 22. Say, “If you love Allah, follow me: then will Allah love you and forgive you your faults. And Allah is Most Forgiving, Merciful. (The Holy Quran, Al-e- 'Imran 3:32)