3. UMMAH-NESS ISLAMIC BROTHERHOOD

3. UMMAH-NESS Islamic Brotherhood ~ 86 ~ engaged in heated exchanges, then fell to shedding the blood of their brethren. When the Prophet was informed, he rushed to the spot and asked them, “Would you shed the blood of your brethren while I am alive?” Then he made a brief but poignant and moving speech before them. Both sides realized that they had simply played into the hands of Satan. They embraced one another and wept at having been led astray. It was on this occassion that this verse was revealed: “Ye, who believe, fear God as He should be feared, and die not except in a state of Islam” (Quran 2:102). “When man keeps God constantly in his thoughts, he will always fear Him and try to follow Him in every detail. Satan will then never find a chance to tempt him to evil ways, and the community will be spared friction. “‘And hold fast, all together, by the rope which God (stretches out for you) and be not divided among yourselves and remember with gratitude God’s favour on you. For ye were enemies and He joined