An Islamic Treasury of Virtues
2. What is Faith?
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“People, I urge you-and myself-to be pious and
obedient. Send good works before you and cherish
no false hopes. For hopes will not compensate for it.
NOT HATING EVEN THE DIREST OF ENEMIES
At the Battle of Uhud, the Prophet had his teeth
broken by a stone thrown at him by one of the
enemy, and blood streamed from his mouth. Some
of the Companions urged the Prophet to curse these
enemies who wrought such havoc. (Among the
many Companions who died in the battle was the
Prophet’s own uncle, Hamzah.) The Prophet’s
response to this was: “I have not been sent as a
curser. I have been sent as a preacher and the bearer
of God’s mercy.”
A TRUE BELIEVER SHOWS NO HESITATION IN
ANSWERING THE CALL OF THE ALMIGHTY
The chapter entitled ‘The Table’ in the Qur’an
contains this divine injunction:
“Believers, wine and games of chance, idols and
divining arrows, are abominations devised by the
devil. Avoid them, so that you may prosper. The
