deeds. If one’s words are not made true through deeds, those words will be of no benefit.”

Muhammad ibn al-Husayn said: Likewise, Allah Most High mentions the righteous in many places in His Book and speaks of their admission into Paradise. He says: “Enter Paradise for what you used to do.” [Al-Nahl: 32]

There are so many such passages in the Quran that, were I to collect them all, this book would become unduly long. An example is His statement in Al-Zukhruf: “Close friends will be enemies to one another on that Day, except for the righteous.” [Al-Zukhruf: 67] This continues until His words: “That is the Paradise which you have been made to inherit because of what you used to do.” [Al-Zukhruf: 72]

Similar passages occur in the surahs Qāf, Al-Dhāriyāt, and Al-Tūr, such as His words: “Indeed, the righteous will be amid gardens and bliss, delighting in what their Lord has granted them; and their Lord will have protected them from the torment of Hellfire. Eat and drink with wholesome enjoyment because of what you used to do.” [Al-Tūr: 18]

And He says in Surat Al-Mursalāt: “Indeed, the righteous will be amid shade and springs