"and god being pleased with them is greater"
So you're saying that people signed up for Islam just because they wanted to make some ephemeral, abstract being that they've never even seen happy? And they did it just for the sake of it, not because they expected that if the deity is pleased with them, it will reward them in some way? Yeah, I don't think so. Now, I'm not arguing that there aren't people who don't believe in this way, especially nowadays, but...
if you consider Allah being pleased with you is humanly pleasure than yes. Though my message was a comment on
@MasterBlaster when he said its nothing but Gardens, rivers, virgins and wine (and probably other materialistic stuff).
That's not really what I've said - my argument was that Islam (and a lot of other religions) gained popularity because they offered rewards that were easy to understand and thus resonated with people. And that made people flock to them.
The thing is, there are many practical aspects to religions - people who have it rough in life and hope to secure a better lot in life for themselves, people who are scared of death (due to the natural human fear of unknown) and need reassurance, people who did a lot of bad stuff in life and are afraid of the potential punishment and finally... higher class of society that can use religion as a tool, such as a great way of justifying conquests, gaining popularity with the people or legitimizing their position.
Were there people who adopted Islam, because they wanted to please Allah and saw this as an ultimate reward? Perhaps, but I'd argue that the vast majority of people took up Islam, because of a) the promise of some personal gain, e.g. absolution or hope for a better life, or b) because they were politically or socially forced to doing so, e.g. after being conquered by someone who followed that religion or c) because it was politically prudent.
Now, to avoid further confusion - I'm not arguing that some people aren't faithful or they don't care about pleasing their deity. All I'm saying that the practical aspects of religions played a key role in their growth. And that's why offering way down-to-earth, easy to imagine rewards, such as wine, virgins, comfortable life was smart, because practically it was a very tangible and easy to imagine reward for the masses that endured a lot of hardships and such a promise made the relligion alluring to them.