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SEEING GOOD IN ALL

Verbal Attacks of Disbelievers

As we learn from the Qur'an, believers encountered
groups of disbelievers and hypocrites who resorted to all

kinds of methods to prevent them or divert them from the
right path. The Qur'an gives a detailed account of the
insulting and slanderous language used by the disbelievers:
You will be tested in your wealth and in yourselves and
you will hear many abusive words from those given the
Book before you and from those who associate others
with God. But if you are steadfast and do your duty, that
is the most resolute course to take. (Surah Al 'Imran: 186)
In the above verse, God makes it clear that the lies and
slander which appeared evil to the believers were, in

actuality, good. In another verse, God relates this fact with
another example that took place in the time of the Prophet
(saas):
There is a group of you who propagated the lie. Do not
suppose it to be bad for you; rather it is good for you.
Every one of them will incur the evil he has earned and
the one who took it on himself to amplify it will receive
a terrible punishment. (Surat an-Nur: 11)

Effectively, such circumstances encountered by believers
in the past were the tactics employed by the disbelievers to
deter and dissuade them from adhering to the tenets of
Islam. Yet, the believers always remained steadfast, assured
of the fact that these wicked attempts would ultimately turn
out beneficially for them, and their cause would prevail in
the end. That is why they responded to such slander and
verbal attacks with moderation and wisdom; not for a