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him, he declared: “Today you are trusted, established in
our sight.” He [Joseph] replied: “Entrust the country's
stores to me. In truth I am a knowing guardian.” And
thus We established Joseph in the land so he could live
wherever he pleased. We grant Our grace to anyone We
will, and We do not allow to go to waste the wage of any
people who do good. But the wages of the Hereafter are
the best for people who believe and fear [and respect]
their Lord. (Surah Yusuf, 54-57)

Thinking Favorably for Slandered Believers

If we reflect on these past events, another important
matter emerges: While the patience and faith of the slandered
Muslim is tested, the stance and good opinion of his or her
fellow Muslims is also tested.
Muslims must think positively of one another, because,
as in the examples of the past, those who are opposed to reli-
gious morality try, in their own eyes, to support their accusa-
tions with various conspiracies and lies, and make their slan-
ders seem supposedly reasonable and credible through
forged evidence and false witnesses. They do this in order to
discredit the accused in the eyes of the people, particularly in
the eyes of other Muslims, in an attempt to create intra-
Muslim rifts and frictions. As we saw in the previous chapter,
this is what was done to Bediuzzaman. Despite the fact that
he was devoted to Islam and spiritual values, he was subject-
ed to a smear campaign designed to portray him as a reli-
gious hypocrite. A cunning plan is at work here: The unbeliev-
ers want to turn Muslims against each other so that they will