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infidels and many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Qur'an reciters [early Muslim pietists] died and were martyred. Can<br />

a man be faulted for (<strong>the</strong>ir sins)? Was <strong>the</strong> Messenger <strong>of</strong> God (peace and blessings be upon<br />

him) or one <strong>of</strong> those who came after him a watcher over <strong>the</strong> people?! This is human nature<br />

and God wants to see qualities <strong>of</strong> those who are firm in us, those whom He loves and who<br />

love Him (cf. Qur'an 5:54) and He recompenses thankful people who face horrors and<br />

calamities with patience and certitude.<br />

By God! This path, with its bitterness and its calamities, <strong>will</strong> reveal to us <strong>the</strong> secrets <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

verses in <strong>the</strong> Qur'an. If we lived scores <strong>of</strong> years reading its interpretation in <strong>the</strong> books, our<br />

sense <strong>of</strong> it and our understanding <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> reality <strong>of</strong> its meanings would not be as complete as<br />

absorbing <strong>the</strong>m in action during our recitation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m or our listening to <strong>the</strong>m in prayer—<br />

naturally, while learning its interpretation from <strong>the</strong> words <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> people <strong>of</strong> knowledge. "O<br />

believers, whosoever <strong>of</strong> you turns from his religion, God <strong>will</strong> assuredly bring a people He<br />

loves, and who love Him, humble towards <strong>the</strong> believers, men who struggle in <strong>the</strong> path <strong>of</strong><br />

God, not fearing <strong>the</strong> reproach <strong>of</strong> any reproacher. That is God's bounty; he gives it unto<br />

whom he <strong>will</strong>; and God is All-embracing, All-knowing" (Qur'an 5:54). What we must do in<br />

this situation is to confront (this bitterness and <strong>the</strong>se calamities) with what is commensurate<br />

with our power and <strong>the</strong>ir power. First, <strong>the</strong> administration <strong>which</strong> had been bestowed upon<br />

this region became an apostate administration and its people <strong>which</strong> submitted to its control<br />

are some Muslims who do not <strong>will</strong>ingly enter into an infidel state <strong>of</strong> affairs. That was known<br />

by <strong>the</strong> context <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> situation and <strong>the</strong> judgment <strong>pass</strong>ed against <strong>the</strong>m by those who are<br />

firmly rooted in knowledge, as we mentioned previously. We also know <strong>the</strong> context <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

situations and circumstances with our own eyes and those who pledge allegiance to us in<br />

secret are among those who live in this region.

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