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T HE W IL L—AL-WA T HE W IL L—AL-WA S S IY YAT IY YAT 6 Hand of His Power at the hands of His Prophets as themselves. (2) Second, when with the death of a Prophet as, difficulties and problems arise and the enemy feels stronger and thinks that things are in disarray and is convinced that now this Jam a ‘at will become extinct and even members of the Jam a ‘at, too, are in a quandary and their backs are broken, and some of the unfortu- nate ones choose paths that lead to apostasy, then it is that God for the second time shows His Mighty Power and supports and takes care of the shaken Jam a ‘at. Thus one who remains steadfast till the end witnesses this miracle of God. This is what happened at the time of Hadrat Ab u Bakr S idd i q ra, when the demise of the Holy Prophet s as was considered untimely and many an igno- rant Bedouin turned apostate. The Companions ra of the Holy Prophet s as , too, stricken with grief, became like those who lose their senses. Then Allah raised Ab u Bakr S idd i qra and showed for the second time the manifestation of His Power and saved Islam, just when it was about to fall, and fulfilled the promise which was spelled out in the verse: 1 َو َّنَنِّكَمُيَل ْمُهَل ُمُهَنْيِد يِذَّلا ىٰضَتْرا ْمُهَل َو ْمُهَّنَلِّدَبُيَل ْۢنِّم ِدْعَب ْمِهِفْوَخ اًنْمَا That is, after the fear We shall firmly re-establish them. That is also what happened at the time of Moses as, when he died on his way from Egypt to Kin‘ a n before taking the Israelites to the intended destination in accordance with the promise. At his 1. The full meanings of the verse are: ‘And that He will surely establish for them their religion which He has chosen for them; and that He will surely give them in exchange security and peace after their fear. ’ ( S u rah an-N u r, 24:56) [Publisher]