The Life of This World is but Chattel of Deception #45

April 8, 2021

Who are the Believers according to the Quran?

The “believers” is a term that is used hundreds of times throughout the Quran and yet often its meaning is not understood by most people, including those who read the Quran on a regular basis.

To elaborate, I would first state the definition given in Wikipedia: A believer is a person who has complete submission to the will of God and faith firmly established in his heart.

But while this is true, it is not sufficient. I will explain why by recalling some verses from the Quran:

And also, from the Quran:

And also, from the Quran:

Quran 49:14

And also, from the Quran:

After reading the above verses I would like to raise and answer two questions:

1- Are all Muslims considered to be believers? And the answer is given in the negative in verse 49:14 above. Not all Muslims are believers.

2- Could a non-Muslim be a considered as a believer? And the answer is positive from reading verse 64:9.

So based on all the above, I would conclude that there are two conditions for a person to be considered a believer:

1- Full submission to the will of God with firm faith in their hearts.

2- Perform good deeds that would wipe out the bad ones.

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