Page 65 - Slanders on Muslims in History

HOW MUSLIMS BEHAVE

WHEN SLANDERED

The messengers are Allah’s beloved servants who have
won His good pleasure and have been promised His
Paradise. Therefore, it is necessary for every Muslim who
wants to earn Almighty Allah’s good pleasure and love to
behave like them. Allah reveals: “ “You have an excellent model
in the Messenger of Allah, for all who put their hope in Allah
and the Last Day and remember Allah much” (Surat al-Ahzab,
21). The purpose of this book is to encourage contemporary
Muslims to learn from the patience and submission to Allah
shown by the messengers, as well as the earlier devout
Muslims and Islamic scholars.
For irreligious people or those of weak faith, slander
means practically destruction. If unbelievers or people of
weak faith were exposed to the slanders experienced by
Allah’s messengers, their entire life would come apart. For
instance if they were accused of adultery or theft, they would
be devastated. With a pure ignorant outlook on life, they
would lose their interest in life, become depressed, give way
to despair, and suffer. Even a small accusation can cause
them to despair, and multiple slanders would devastate them.