The Orchard of Guidance.
Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:
“O ye who believe! if ye obey those who disbelieve, they will make you turn back on your heels, and ye turn back as losers.” (3:149)
“But Allah is your Protector, and He is the Best of Helpers.” (3:150)
And he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
"O people!
Whatever pact was established during the pre-Islamic era of ignorance,
Islam only further strengthens it;
and there is to be no new pact of alliance in Islam.
The Muslims are a single hand against all others:
their blood is equal in value,
the protection granted by the humblest among them is binding upon them all,
the furthest of them can grant asylum on their behalf,
and the spoils taken by their expeditions are shared with those who stayed behind.
A believer is not to be killed in retribution for a disbeliever,
and the blood money of a disbeliever is half that of a Muslim.
There is to be neither Jalab nor Janab in collecting zakat,
and their charities are only to be taken within their own dwellings."
Narrated by Imam Ahmad.
A Point of Benefit:
The Muslims are a single hand,
one body,
and a unified structure, each part supporting the other.
Allah aids and grants them victory,
and this is precisely what enrages the disbelievers
and fills their hearts with envy.
Thus, they strive to sow division among the believers,
so that they might disbelieve just as they disbelieved,
and thereby become equal with them.
Blessed, then, is the one who takes heed.