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eminding those whom He forgives of the types of sins and ugly things they had committed.And among the signs of His Greatness is that if they come to Him after having obeyed Himonly a little, He will grant them quite a generous reward and will honour them by praisingthem beautifully. Among the signs of His Greatness is that He includes them in His Covenant;He has said, "... fulfill (your) covenant with Me, I will fulfill (My) covenant withyou" (Qura'n, 2:40). He even makes them worthy of His love: "... He shall love them and theyshall love Him" (Qura'n, 5:54).Among the other signs of His Greatness is that He has made this world the loaned property ofHis servants saying, "He it is Who created for you all that is in the earth" (Qura'n, 2:29), andthe hereafter as well, "... and a Garden, the extensiveness of which is like the heavens and theearth, prepared for those who guard (themselves against evil)" (Qura'n, 3:133).Also among the signs of His Greatness and generosity is that He has made everything in theheavens and the earth subservient to man: "And He has made whatever in the heavens and inthe earth, all of it, subservient to you, [a gift] from Him" (Qura'n, 45:13). One of the signs of abeliever's good conduct in as far as the Attribute "al-Kareem" is concerned is that he directshimself wholeheartedly towards His Lord. He makes it his habit to feed and clothe theorphans and be good to his kith and kin. In order to attract the attention of the Muslims to thisweighty matter, Prophet Muhammed has said, "If someone held in high esteem by his folkscomes to you, be generous to him." He has also said, "Your Lord, Honour and Glory belongto Him, is ever-Living, Generous, too shy to disappoint any of His servants who plead toHim."It is a sign of good manners to habitually forgive the doers of evil deeds, including repeatedoffenders, and to cover the faults of your brethren in all circumstances. Such generosity ofmanners is surely more precious than any materialistic generosity, for the latter preserves thebody whereas the first sustains the soul. The Messenger of Allah has said, "You will not beable to please all people with your wealth; so, do please them with your good manners." Hehas also said, "Allah, Honoured is His Name, is Generous, and He loves good manners andhates a lowly conduct." The Messenger of Allah has said, "The generous one is close to Allah,close to [the hearts of] people, close to Paradise, distant from the fire. A miser is distant fromAllah, distant from people, distant from Paradise, close to the fire."As for "al-Akram," i.e. the most Generous, surely it is Allah, the Most Generous of all thosewho are generous. This Attribute may also bear the same meaning embedded in that of "al-Kareem."44. "Al-Raqeeb"Allah has said, "... and be careful of (your duty to) Allah through Whom you demand (your