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3. UMMAH-NESS ISLAMIC BROTHERHOOD

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By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

3. UMMAH-NESS Islamic Brotherhood ~ 88 ~ ‘‘‘On the Day when some faces will be (lit up with) white, and some faces will be (in the gloom of) black. To those whose faces will be black, will be said: Did you reject faith after accepting it? Taste then the penalty for rejecting faith. But those whose faces will be (lit with) white they will be (in the light of) God’s mercy: therein to dwell (forever) (Quran 3:106-107). “All these verses were revealed at the point when the Jews had succeeded in their attempt to cause a rift between members of the Ansar (the Medinan new converts). The latter were momentarily influenced by their insinuations. Civil war and friction in the Muslim community has been likened to unbelief. Those guilty of it will be liable to severe chastisement in the next world. The only way to counteract such attempts on the part of the enemies, is to continue towards the goal of bringing people together in the mosques, to organize religious meetings and discussions aimed at strengthening one in one’s faith and making one conscious of one’s duties of spreading the message among the ignorant. Constant remembrance of God alone can

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