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HARUN YAHYA

Allah (swt) and felt endless tawakkul. When he was healthy, he
participated in all battles on the front line and his reliance on
Allah (swt) has been a model for all believers.
When the Makkans’ oppression became unbearable, the
Prophet’s (saas) uncle Abu Talib told him: “Can’t you just
stop preaching these ideas? Have faith on your own, but do
not get up to [spread it to] other people. If you continue
preaching, you will make the prominent people angry and
put both yourself and us in danger.” The Prophet
Muhammad (saas) replied: “O uncle, if they were to put the
Sun in my right hand and the Moon in my left hand to stop
me from preaching Islam, I would never stop.”
There are countless examples of such trust in the Prophet’s
(saas) life. Some are as follows:
“I would not lag behind any expedition undertaken to
fight in the way of Allah, the Exalted … By the Being in
Whose Hand is my life, I would love to be killed in His way
and then be brought back to life and be killed again in His
way.” (Sahih Muslim, Book 20, Hadith No. 4631)
“To guard Muslims from unbelievers in Allah’s cause for
one day is better than the world and whatever is on its
surface…” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 52, Hadith
No. 142)
In traditions, it is related that Muslims dispersed at first at
the Hunayn battlefield when confronted with a barrage of the
enemy’s arrows. The Messenger of Allah (saas) called them to
return to the front. Those who did so attacked the enemy and
were victorious. Al-Bara’ ibn Azib, who witnessed the event,
said: “The Messenger of Allah (saas) did not retreat. …
When the battle grew fierce, we, by Allah, would seek pro-

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