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· Lesson 14 of 34
Shots and pulses | Scenes from the biography by A. Ali bin Muhammad Al-Qarni | H (13) | And in battles as well
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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Meet one another.
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Seek to understand one another.
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Join forces.
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Share the anticipated gains.
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Define the objective.
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These people we are speaking about,
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they are a disparate group of humans:
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polytheists and hypocrites,
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Jews and those filled with hatred.
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Neither the message nor the Messenger, peace be upon him, harmed them,
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yet they conspired to uproot the light,
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while Allah will perfect His light.
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Long days and harsh nights
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were those spent by the Muslims digging the Trench,
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then guarding the city thereafter,
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then enduring the pain and the attempts to demoralize them,
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and even betrayal.
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Agitation, rumors, and mockery,
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an enemy lying in wait, and bitter cold.
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He recited Surah al-Ahzab,
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which informs you of the news.
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I will jump ahead with you to the outcome you already know:
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"Now we shall invade them, and they shall not invade us."
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The balance of power has shifted,
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and it is time for the patient and steadfast
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to take hold of the initiative.
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Nu'aym ibn Mas'ud had his role,
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Hudhayfah had his role,
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Jabir had his story,
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the hypocrites had their taunts,
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and the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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had glad tidings of the conquest of Yemen,
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and the lands of Persia and Byzantium.
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The light is in my heart and within my breast,
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so why should I fear walking in the darkness?