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PEOPLE IN TROUBLE BEG

FOR A SAVIOUR

What reason could you have for not

fighting in the Way of Allah – for
those men, women and children who
are oppressed and say, "Our Lord,
take us out of this city whose inhab-
itants are wrongdoers! Give us a
protector from You! Give us a helper
from You!"? (Surat an-Nisa': 75)

e learn from the Qur'an that very often social and
moral corruption was prevalent in a nation before a
W messenger was sent to that society. Once a messen-
ger came to that society, those following him attained a blissful,
peaceful and bountiful life even in the midst of their honourable
struggle for the good pleasure of Allah. After this blessed period,
however, some people drifted away from their spiritual values,

revolted and ultimately tended almost to disbelief. In some
cases, they worshipped gods other than Allah and thus were
unjust to their own selves.
In the Qur'an, Allah relates the loyalty, sincerity and fear
the messengers felt for Allah and then informs us of how some