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296 MALFŪZĀT - ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF URDU VOLUME 8 powerful that no one can stop it. Is there anyone of another faith who has the courage and strength to present such a fresh sign in opposition to this? Members of the Jama'at are thor- oughly capable of understanding how many Signs continue to appear. This is simply God's work; no one else is involved. The Purpose of Signs Know with certainty that Allah the Exalted shows that the strength of faith will increase with these prophecies, and this strength cannot increase without such Signs because the mighty hand of God Almighty is prominently visible in them. Man is such a spirited being that until God Almighty bestows the bounties and blessings for fostering faith upon him, he cannot be purified and cleansed on his own. And in reality, being pure and clean and advancing on the path of righteousness is not easy. It is with the grace and support of God Almighty that one acquires this blessing. Taqwā and Ihsan And regarding the acquisition of true taqwā [righteousness] with which God Almighty is pleased, Allah the Exalted has repeatedly said: يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ And then He also said that: 1. O ye who believe! fear Allah (Sūrah Al-e-Imran, 3:103). [Publisher]