Islam - Its Meaning for Modern Man — Page 184
184 the delight of our eyes, and make us a model for the righteous” (25:75). This is a part of the prayer of Moses, usually offered silently by a person who is about to address an assembly or take part in a discussion: “My Lord, expand for me my breast, and ease for me my task, and remove the impediment from my tongue, that they may understand my speech” (20:26 ⎯ 29). The following is the prayer of Joseph: “O my Lord, Thou hast bestowed upon me a portion of authority and hast taught me the art of interpretation. O Maker of the heavens and the earth, Thou art my Protector in this world and the Hereafter, let not death come to me but in a state of submission to Thy will, and join me to the righteous” (12:102). The prayers taught by the Prophet are also very helpful and strikingly illustrate the Prophet’s own attitude of mind and the values that determined his conduct. On going out of his house he always prayed: “I go forth in the name of Allah, putting my full trust in Allah. There is no power to do good nor strength to resist evil save through Allah. O Lord, I seek Thy protection that I go not astray, nor cause any to go astray; that I stumble not, nor cause any to stumble; that I transgress not against any, nor any transgress against me; that I behave not ill toward any, nor any behave ill toward me. ”