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the people laugh at them; the people take it to be a blessed thing to curse them. All this happens, and then God manifests Himself and flashes His succour and it is proved to the world that God is at their back and He, with just one Manifestation of His, brings devastation to the enemies. The first phase belongs to the opponents and then comes the turn of God. That is to what God refers in the words: wal aaqibato inda Rabbika lil Muttaqueen. Another point worth noticing in the hardships that those Commissioned by God have to confront is that God wishes their good morals to become an example for others and also wishes their steadfastness, which is nothing less than a miracle, to be shown to the people. (Malfoozat Vol. II, p. 305-307) A GOOD LIFE It is better to have good life though it may be short. As compared with Hazrat Noah, peace be on him, the life of our Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallarn, was much shorter but it was definitely very beneficial. In that short span of his life he did very many useful things. The Words of the Prophets, may God be pleased with them, are very effective: They have a spiritual impact. This spiritual power was given to the Holy Prophet in the highest degree and more than anybody else. How difficult it is to put even one man on the right path but tens of millions of people were rightly-- guided through the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa salla. rn. The Muslims number the largest in the world today. Although some Geographers have stated their number to be less but very great researchers have proved this fact conclusively that the Muslims are in the largest number. (Malfoozat Vol. II, p. 334) 112