God Preservation…<\/p>\n
Life has taught me that\u00a0 if you are watchful of Allah<\/a>, then Allah will protect you<\/p>\n Whoever abides by Allah\u2019s commandments, avoids prohibitions and does not transgress the ordained limits of Allah, then Allah will protect him<\/p>\n Whoever safeguards the head and what it contains and the belly and what is within it, Allah will protect him<\/p>\n Whoever safeguards what is between his jaws and what is between his legs, Allah will protect him<\/p>\n Whoever is watchful of Allah at times of prosperity, Allah will protect him at times of adversity<\/p>\n Whoever is watchful of Allah in his youth, Allah will protect him when he grows old and weak<\/p>\n Yet it is God (alone) who is the best of guardians, and He is the most merciful of the merciful. <\/strong>(Yusuf<\/a> 12:64)<\/p>\n Here is Al-Aswad Al-\u2018Ansi, an ugly unjust sorcerer, who claimed to be a prophet in Yemen<\/p>\n Thieves and brigands gathered around him and they formed a gang that may be called \u2018the gang of barring people from the path of Allah<\/p>\n He slew who preached for the Sake of Allah as well as many other ordinary Muslims. He also burnt many others<\/p>\n Moreover, he drove out many people and sexually molested many women. So, people fled to safeguard their religion<\/p>\n Among the preachers whom he tortured was Abu Muslim Al-Khawlani (May Allah be pleased with him)<\/p>\n He tortured him to make him abandon his faith but he had a firm belief like that of the Sorcerers of Pharaoh<\/p>\n He said, \u201cBy the One who originated us, never will I abandon my faith. So decree whatever punishment you will decree. You only decree in the life of this world\u201d<\/p>\n What Al-\u2018Ansi did was that he gathered all the people<\/p>\n \u201cIf your preacher is truthful, then the truth will protect him. And if he isn\u2019t, you will see,\u201d said he<\/p>\n He ordered a big fire to be kindled. Next, he had Abu Muslim Al-Khawlani brought<\/p>\n He had him fitted in a catapult with both hands and legs tied. Then, they catapulted him into the fire<\/p>\n It was said that the flames of the fire were so great that it caused the birds that flew over to fall into it<\/p>\n Abu Muslim who was still between the ground and the sky only remembered Allah (Highly exalted is He, and most high). He was saying, \u201cAllah is sufficient for us. And He is the most excellent Guardian!\u201d<\/p>\n