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not support each other. However, Allah commands all
Muslims to support each other at all times:
Those who are unbelievers are the friends and protec-
tors of one another. If you do not act in this way, there
will be turmoil in the land and great corruption. (Surat
an-Anfal, 73)
Therefore, it is crucial that Muslims first know the inside
story when they hear something negative about a fellow
Muslim. If the accused person is known to be a believer who
fears Allah and abides by the Qur’an, maintaining good opin-
ion of him or her becomes compulsory.
The unbelievers' anger toward Muslims is so fierce that
they want to render the believers ineffective, in their own eyes,
and force them to accept unbelievers' own false beliefs.
People who are far removed from the Qur'an's morality will
always slander Allah's devout servants. Muslims must be very
well aware of this.
Allah reveals yet another important fact in the following
verses:
They concocted their plots, but their plots were with
Allah, even if they were such as to make the mountains
vanish. Do not imagine that Allah will break His promise
to His messengers. Allah is Almighty, the Lord of
Retribution. (Surah Ibrahim, 46-47)
As revealed in the verses, Allah will foil all such cunning
plots and lead the Muslims, as he did with the Prophet Joseph
(as) and other Muslims, to a happy ending. However, until the
unbelievers’ conspiracies have been frustrated, Muslims are
obliged to consider their slandered fellow Muslim with good-