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great pleasure for it. This eye saw what the other eyes could not; what was hidden and far away from the physical eyes. That eye was the eye of the Faith and it was the force of the Faith which :te all the hardships meaningless. Ultimately, it was the Faith: hat won the victory, and it showed miracles. The person who s considered to be weak and helpless took them to unimagineable heights. The reward that was hidden from the eyes in the beginning, became so conspicuous that everybody could see it and realise that it was really the fruit of the Faith. It was because of the Faith that the Companions did not feel tired nor they became slack; they performed wonderful acts throt~gh the Power of the Fa,ith; and despite all this they said that they had not been able to do what they really felt that they should have done. (MrufoozatVol. II, p. 151) THE EXAMPLE OF THE COMP ANIONS I once again place before you the example of the Com- panions of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, may God be pleased with them. Having believed in the Holy ·Pro- phet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, they showed it through their practical life that the God who is Unseen and who is invisible to the worshipper of falsehood has been seen by them with their own eyes. If that was not the case, then, tell me what was. it that made them care for nothing else (except God and His Commandments); They left their people, their relatives and friends. They put the wL. ole of their trust in God and having put their trust in Him and Him alone, they did the kind of things which are a matter of great surprise-especially to those who look into the pages of history. It was faith and nothing but faith that made them do these things. The plans of the opponents and their activities were great but nobody succeeded against the Companions of the Holy Prophet, 80