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leads him onto the path of error is that he does not turn to God; he makes his struggle, wisdom and capability, his God. On the other hand, the Believer turns to God and gets a closer relationship with Him. Thus every- success enables him to start a new affair with God-an affair of relationship. That begins a process of change in him. Jnnallaha maallazeenat- taqau God is with the people who adopt righteousness. It should be remembered that the word Taqwa appears in the Holy Quran many a time. In every place where this word occurs its interpretation and its significance is linked with the word that precedes it. Here the word Ma-a precedes it. Thus, it means that whoever gives preference. to God is given preference by God and is guarded against every kind of humiliation in this world. I very strongly believe that if a man wishes to be'protect- ed from all sorts of humiliations and hardships, he should adopt righteousness. If he does that, he will not feel short of anything. In short, the success of a Believer takes him forward; he does not halt there-at one place. (Malfoozat Vol. I, p. 149) PROVISION OF TWO KINDS The fact is that the Provision is of two kinds. One is connected with trials and the other is connected with the man being a chosen one of God. The one that is connected with trials takes a man away from God, so much 8o that it causes him to be destroyed. This is the fact to which God has referred in the words : La tulhikum amwalokum 20