Their Ulema — Page 4
[ 4 ] w re t ch e d w e re a b u s i n g a n d i n s u l t i n g t h e n o b l e Companions ra who professed to follow the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. Street urchins even stoned the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa and his Companions ra , abusing them with impudence. They forced Muslims to flee from their homes, and even then did not leave them alone—they attacked them most relentlessly. In spite of all this, it is being stated: That your enemies dread you to such an extent that they do not even fear Allah as much. Or, they have so much fear of you that they even forget the fear of Allah. The question becomes: ‘What kind of fear is this?’ This fear, in fact, is the fear of the victory of Islam, not of physical superiority. It is the fear of the force that arises and comes to life with rational arguments, that has the power to dominate with rational arguments. This is the fear that the enemies of truth have always had. They are so fearful that even the fear of Allah fades away in compari- son. These opponents ignore the arguments of those who are firmly established on the path of truth, and abandoning the fear of Allah, they brazenly attack them. This manner of confrontation shows that they have no fear of Allah. If they had any, why would they use such disgraceful means to fight the truth, behave so callously, and employ falsehood and deceit? The enemies of truth fear the force that they perceive as strengthening on its own. Apparently, when this. . .