Al-Risala (English) · Retribution here and Now

Retribution here and Now

Al-Risala (English), November 1986, p. 13

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is named as the default author of the periodical; a piece that carries another writer’s byline is credited to that writer.

Retribution here and Now.

1986 11 November 13 Retribution here and Now. (62) Uthman ibn Affan, the third caliph, said one day to his slave, “Once I twisted your ear. Now take your revenge.” The slave caught hold of Utham’s ear and the latter told him to twist it as hard as he could. “How good that retribution should be meted out in this world and not left to the next world,” said the Caliph.

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