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them and all they fabricate. (Surat al-An'am, 112)
In this way, We have assigned to every Prophet an enemy from
among the evildoers. But your Lord is a sufficient guide and
helper. (Surat al-Furqan, 31)
Allah has created both sides of this struggle and determines the
outcome. He has written victory in the destiny of the Messengers.
As revealed in the Qur'an, there can be no question of a Messenger
ever being defeated:
Allah has written: "I will be victorious, I and My messengers."
Allah is Most Strong, Almighty. (Surat al-Mujadala, 21)
One of the reasons why a community of believers experiences
apparent defeats is because they do not obey the Messenger. In
Surah Al 'Imran Allah states that some believers did not obey our
Prophet's (saas) commands during the Battle of Uhud, and
therefore they lost that battle, even though they were apparently
going to win. But this temporary defeat was useful for believers as
part of a training process created to teach them how to obey.
Finally, the Prophet (saas) and his faithful followers were
victorious. And those who are hostile to a Messenger always come
to the same end: humiliation in this world and the pangs of hell in
the hereafter:
Those who oppose Allah and His messenger will be subdued
and overcome, just as those before them were also subdued
and overcome. We have sent down clear signs. The unbelievers
will have a humiliating punishment. On the Day Allah raises
up all of them together, He will inform them of what they did.
Allah has recorded it, while they have forgotten it. Allah is a
Witness of all things. (Surat al-Mujadala, 5-6)
On the other hand, those who submit themselves to a