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THE SCHOOL OF YUSUF

it over every other religion, even though the idolaters detest
it. (Surat at-Tawba, 32-33)
Our Word was given before to Our servants, the
Messengers, that they would certainly be helped. (Surat as-
Saffat, 171-172)

Bediuzzaman is one of the believers who were wronged like
many before him. However, it must be acknowledged that, every
injustice, every hardship, every hurtful word one would rather not
hear, and every slander assailed against the believers, is ultimately
in their favor. For as long as the believer remains patient and sub-
missive to his Lord, his standing in Paradise will be improved.
Allah has promised victory on Earth to believers, and for this very

reason, and regardless of how the unbelievers try otherwise, their
efforts will come to naught, and return upon them in the form of
suffering in Hell.
Other than Bediuzzaman, Islamic scholars like Imam-i A’zam,
Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal were sent to the School of Yusuf, sub-
jected to suffering, cruelty and even torture, and attempts were
made to inhibit them such as arrest and exile. Bediuzzaman stated
the following about Islamic scholars who defied hardship in the
School of Yusuf:

It also occurred to my heart that since a great interpreter of the
Law like Imam-i A’zam had suffered imprisonment; and a
supreme mujahid like Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal had been se-
verely tortured in prison for the sake of a single matter of the
Qur’an, and had endured it in perfect patience, not remaining

silent about the matter in question; and numerous religious
leaders and scholars had been completely patient and un-
shaken, offering thanks, despite suffering torments far greater

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