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Satan, the Voice of Misery

in the Cave. He said to his companion, "Do not be despon -
dent, Allah is with us." Then Allah sent down His serenity
upon him and reinforced him with troops you could not
see. He made the word of those who disbelieved under-
most. It is the word of Allah which is uppermost. Allah is
Almighty, All-Wise. (Surat at-Tawba: 40)
P rophet Muhammad (saws) understood that what had hap-
pened to him was one of Allah's tests and showed his submission
and devotion to Allah in the best possible way. Even at the most dan-
g e rous moment he never lost hope of rescue but instead re m i n d e d
his companions of Allah's mercy and His aid. In return for this supe-
rior behavior, Allah put peace and security in the heart of our
Prophet (saws) and saved him.
On this subject, another striking example is the submissive be-
havior of Prophet Musa (as) when he was pursued by Pharaoh's
army:
And when the two hosts came into sight of one another
Musa's companions said, "We will surely be overtaken!" He
[Musa] said, "Never! My Lord is with me and He will guide
me." So We revealed to Musa, "Strike the sea with your
s t a ff." And it split in two, each part like a towering clif f .
And We brought the others right up to it. We rescued Musa
and all those who were with him. Then We drowned the
rest. There is certainly a Sign in that yet most of them are
not believers. (Surat ash-Shu‘ara': 61-67)
As we can see from these verses, some of the people at Prophet
Musa's (as) side gave up hope right away in this situation and said,
" We ' re trapped." However, Prophet Musa (as) demonstrated exem-
plary devotion and loyalty to Allah and told those around him that

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