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74 also present there , b ut he could no t oppose his tribe’s people. What strength does a single man possess to stand up against a whole nation. At the same time, he was overwhelmed by the sadness of this sight. Scenes from the past came to his mind, when Ha z rat ‘Uthman ’s ra father, who was an elite of Mecca , would come out in to the city and the people would shower him with respect and cast their eyes downward. Whereas today, the same man’s son was being beaten so miserably that he lost an eye. Due to these thoughts, on the one hand his heart was overwhelmed with sadness, but on the other hand he was afraid to raise his voice up against his people. With these conflicting emotions he went to H az rat ‘Uthman ra and angrily sai d, “ D o you see the result of leaving my protection? Did I not tell you to remain under my protection? You forced me and told me that you did not wish to remain under my protection, so I took my protection away. What was the outcome? Today you have lost an eye. ” If God forbid any of you should lose an eye or suffer an injury to the eye, you can imagine how much you would cry, and how you would scream and wail about it. But Ha z rat ‘Uth man ra did not shed any tears in his pain. He did not cry out. Nor did he express any regret. He did not thank the one showing him concern. Instead, if Ha z rat ‘Uthman ra said anything, it was this : “O U ncle, you lament the loss of one of my eye s. By God, my other eye is ready to be sacrificed for the sake of Allah as well. ” ا 5 ﻟ ﻠ > ُﻬ ﻢ ﱠ َﺻ ّﻞ َﻋ r s ُﻣ َﺤ ﻤ ﱠ ٍﺪ و ﱠ َﻋ r s ا s ِل ُﻣ َﺤ ﻤ ﱠ ٍﺪ 2َ ﺎ ر. ك َو َﺳ ﻠ v ْﻢ ٌﺪ Aْ ﻣ ﱠ ِﺠ ٌﺪ Aْ ِا ﻧ ﱠ ﻚ َﺣ ِﻤ “Bless O Allah , Muhammad and the people of Muhamma d. Bestow on him prosperity and peace. Thou art the Praiseworthy, the Glorious. ” The Great Reward of Sacrifices These were the hardships that they took upon themselves. But do you know what Ha z rat ‘Uthman ra received in return for these hardships? The return he received in the afterlife is a separate matter. The reward that Hazrat ‘Uthman ra received just in this world for his sacrifices is so magnificent. Today , even the mightiest Muslim K ing would be ready to