Truth About the Split — Page 17
17 fight. We believe that in the field of battle you will see in us what will gladden your eyes. Proceed, then, O Prophet sa ! and may the blessings of God be with you. " If one were to compare this answer with that of the followers of Moses as , one cannot help noticing a difference of conditions between the two peoples, hardly to be met with between any two other nations. But even more remarkable than the above was the answer given by Miqdad bin Amr who, as a matter of fact, reproduced with necessary adaptation the very words used by the followers of Moses as. He said "By God we are not going to answer you in the words in which the followers of Moses as answered their Prophet sa viz. 'Go you and your Lord and fight. We shall only sit and wait. ' On the contrary, we answer "Proceed, O Prophet sa , with your Lord and fight; we will be with you among the fighters. " (Vide Ibni Hisham Vol. I. ) Thus, there was indeed a great difference between the companions of Moses as and those of the Holy Prophet sa. A similar difference may also be noticed in the dealings of God with each of the two Prophets themselves. Moses as did not enter into the promised land. He died while he was camping near it with his