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SEEING GOOD IN ALL

pursued him for the purpose of killing him. As a result, he
took shelter in a cave. In their search, the disbelievers
managed to eventually come upon the entrance of the cave.
Even in such a distressful moment, the Prophet (saas)

advised his companion not to worry and reminded him to
put his trust in God:
If you do not help him, God did help him when the
disbelievers drove him out and there were two of them
in the Cave. He said to his companion, "Do not be
despondent, God is with us." Then God sent down His
serenity upon him and reinforced him with troops you
could not see. He made the word of the disbelievers
undermost… (Surat at-Tawba: 40)

Clearly, the sole reason why the Prophet (saas) felt no fear
or distress at such a moment, when his life was in evident
danger, was for his trust in God and his awareness that God
ordains everything in one's destiny for a purpose. Ultimately,
he reached Medina unharmed and thus the emigration, a
great milestone in the history of Islam, had begun.

The Superior Morality of the Prophet Musa (as)

The Qur'an provides a detailed account of the Prophet
Musa's struggle with the Pharaoh, a man who has gone
down as one of the most oppressive rulers in history. The
Pharaoh responded to message of God communicated to him
by the Prophet Musa (as) with threats and abuse. The
superiority of the Prophet Musa's morality and his trust in
God when faced with Pharaoh, who resorted to all sorts of
methods to divert him from the right path, is truly an