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294 V DISCOURSES OF RUMIhenceforth I will give quarter to no one I hearspeaking wrongly <strong>of</strong> you. With this sword I willstrike their heads from their bodies.”Coming out <strong>of</strong> the mosque, he suddenlyencountered his father. His father said, “You havechanged religion.” Immediately he struck <strong>of</strong>f hisfather’s head, and walked on holding the bloodstainedsword. The chieftains <strong>of</strong> Quraish, seeingthe blood, said to Umar, “You promised to bringback Mohammed’s head. Where is his head?”Umar said, “I carry it with me!” One <strong>of</strong> themsaid, “You brought his head?” He answered,“No, not that head. The head I bring is from theother side.”Now look at what Umar planned, and whatGod brought about from those plans. Know thatall affairs turn out as God desires.Abraham said, “O God, since you have chosenme and honored me with the robe <strong>of</strong> Yourapproval, grant this distinction to my childrenalso.” God declared:“My covenant shall not reach the evildoers.”When Abraham realized that God does notextend His loving care to the evildoers and theinsolent, he tried to strike a bargain. He said, “O

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