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According to the 'Qur'an', man's acceptance or rejection of the message of God is a matter of great import. "Believe in God and his apostle, and bestow in alms of that whereof God hath made your heirs: for whoever among you believe and give alms-- theirs shall be a great recompense." Faith is a necessary condition for salvation. In this respect there is no difference from the Gospels, which state: "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned" and "For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth in him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."
(164:2)
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