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Conclusion

Allah through hardship are Allah’s friends, whom He rewards with
His help and support, on Earth as well as in the Hereafter. As Allah
says in one of His verses, “with hardship comes ease.”
Also, the Prophet Muhammad (saas) informed believers that pa-
tience is a great blessing:

… And whoever remains patient, Allah will make him patient.
Nobody can be given a blessing better and greater than patience.
(Sahih Bukhari)
In addition, Allah revealed that he will foil the plots against the
believers, that those who scheme against them will be defeated, and
that ultimately the unbelievers cannot harm the believers. The fol-
lowing are some examples of the verses in this regard:

…. Allah will not give the disbelievers any way against the
believers. (Surat an-Nisa’, 141)
When those who disbelieve were plotting against you to im-
prison you or kill you or expel you: they were plotting and
Allah was plotting, but Allah is the Best of Plotters. (Surat
al-Anfal, 30)
The hardship suffered by believers has always been followed by
good and prosperity. For instance, when Yusuf (as) was released
from prison, he was appointed to administer the treasury of Egypt.

After destroying the nations that tyrannized Nuh (as) and the other
believers, Allah settled them on fertile ground. Pharaoh, who
sought to annihilate Musa (as) and his people through torture and
cruelty, perished himself in the sea. The Prophet Muhammad (saas)
and the believers were forced to migrate when the threats to their
lives and conspiracies against them reached intolerable levels, but
then Allah covered them with His mercy, the Muslims gained

strength and defeated the alliance of evil.

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