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10 SLANDERS ON MUSLIMS IN HISTORY

fellow believers receive it with patience and zeal, and they rely
upon Allah. They believe that, provided that he or she shows
patience, their slandered brother or sister will earn Allah’s
mercy and bounty in this world, as well as our Lord’s good
pleasure and Paradise in the Hereafter.
There is a great benefit in revealing another aspect of slan-
der: Unlike other slanders, the logic of “If you throw enough dirt,
some of it will stick” does not work on believers. Regardless of
its apparent severity, in the end it will be known that these
devout people have a pure and good character. Both Mary (as)
and the Prophet Joseph (as) are known to history as symbols
of chastity. The Prophet Joseph's (as) brothers also accused
him of various things, but within his lifetime he was recognized
as a very trustworthy person and thus was appointed over the
stores of Egypt.
All of this shows us a very important reality: It is Allah's
will that every plan aimed against believers is destined to be
stillborn, and that every piece of slander will come to nothing.
Every hurtful word will return to its speaker. In other words,
every speech, deed, and cruelty directed against believers will
cause the slanderer to feel deep regret in both this world and
in the Hereafter, unless he repents and puts his actions right.
Allah reveals the fate awaiting those who slander His mes-
sengers and devout servants:
As for those who abuse Allah and His messenger,
Allah’s curse is on them in this world and in the
Hereafter. He has prepared a humiliating punishment for
them. And those who abuse believing men and women,
when they have not merited it, bear the weight of slan-
der and clear wrongdoing. (Surat al-Ahzab, 57-58)