All power is in the hands of God
Al-Risala (English), January-February 1995, p. 28
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.
All power is in the hands of God
1995 1-2 January-February 28 All power is in the hands of God (113) The Prophet sent Dhammam ibn Thaalabah to the latter’s own tribe – the Banu Saad ibn Baker – with instructions to tell them about the monotheism of Islam. Dhammam then came before his people and urged them to renounce idol worship. “How wicked the worship of Lat and Uzzah,” he said, Lat and Uzzah being the names of the idols of saints that his people worshipped. They warned him not to speak in this way; he would fall a prey to leprosy or madness; he should be careful! Dhammam’s answer to them was: “Woe betide you! By God, there is nothing that Lat and Uzzah can do to anyone by way of good or evil”.
