The Will — Page 6
6 THE WILL-AL-WAŞIYYAT Hand of His Power at the hands of His Prophetsas themselves. (2) Second, when with the death of a Prophetas, difficulties and problems arise and the enemy feels stronger and thinks that things are in disarray and is convinced that now this Jamāʻat will become extinct and even members of the Jamāʻat, 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 Jamāʼat. Thus one who remains steadfast till the end witnesses this miracle of God. This is what happened at the time of Hadrat Abū Bakr Şiddīqra, when the demise of the Holy Prophetas was considered untimely and many an igno- rant Bedouin turned apostate. The Companionsra of the Holy Prophetsas, too, stricken with grief, became like those who lose their senses. Then Allah raised Abū Bakr Şiddīqra 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: وَلَيُمَكِنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِينَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَى لَهُمْ وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ آمَنَّا That is, after the fear We shall firmly re-establish them. That is also what happened at the time of Mosesas, when he died on his way from Egypt to Kin'ān 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. (Sūrah an-Nūr, 24:56) [Publisher]