Tabligh Movement
3. UMMAH-NESS
Islamic Brotherhood
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together, and that it was his good words that had
brought him all the reward.
“The tongue indeed plays a large part in connecting
or splitting asunder a community. If the tongue can
utter such words as create disharmony in a
community, the tongue can as well utter such
words as unite the hearts of people who were
formerly antagonistic to one another. It is, therefore,
necessary to keep our tongues in check. One should
always bear in mind that God listens to every word
we utter; this awareness alone can act as a
constraint.
“Two Medinan tribes, the Aus and Khazraj, were
torn with civil and tribal feuds and dissensions and,
as a result, had been severely at odds with one
another for centuries. By virtue of their acceptance
of Islam they had united in a peerless brotherhood.
On seeing this, the Jews plotted against them in
order to provoke them into clashing once again. At
a gathering where people from both tribes were
present, a conspirator recited provocative verses
with the intention of arousing their negative
emotions. The plot succeeded. Both the groups first
