An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
7. Trust In God
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NO LIMIT TO GOD’S MERCY
Muhammad ibn Kaab al Qurazi records this saying
of Ali ibn Abu Talib: “Once God has opened the
gates to thanksgiving, He will not close the gates to
abundance. When God opens the gate to prayer, He
will not close the gates to acceptance of it. And if He
throws wide the gates to repentance, He will never
close them to forgiveness.
(IBN MAJAH,
SUNAN
)
ALL POWER IS IN THE HANDS OF GOD
The Prophet sent Dhamam ibn Thalabah to the
latter’s own tribe-Banu Saad ibn Bakr-with
instructions to tell them about the monotheism of
Islam. Dhamam then came before his people and
urged them to renounce idol worship. “How
wicked the worship of Lat and Uzzah,” he said,
Lat and Uzzah being the names of the idols of
saints that his people worshipped. They warned
him not to speak in this way; he would fall a prey
to leprosy or madness; he should be careful.
Dhamam’s answer to them was: “Woe betide
you! By God, there is nothing that Lat or Uzzah
