NEGATIVE THINKING IS UN-ISLAMIC

Were the believers to adhere to the path of patience and piety, they would be entirely safeguarded from the conspiracies of their enemies. after the Hijrath (migration to Madinah). The believers suffered a severe defeat in this battle. This battle was clearly due to the oppression of the opponents of the Prophet of Islam. One obvious evidence of this fact was that the battle occurred near Mount Uhud which was on the outskirts of Madinah. The enemy forces had come from Makkah—300 miles away— to Madinah to attack the Muslims. However, when the Quran refers to the matter, there is no mention of the oppression and plots of the enemies, rather it says that the Muslims had to suffer this severe loss due to their own internal failings. With reference to the Battle of Uhud in the third chapter, the Quran says, ‘…when your courage failed you and you disagreed among yourselves [concerning the Prophet’s direction]…’. (3: 152). This verse is a clear lesson to the Muslims that they were not to lay the blame of their defeat in the battle on others. They were to hold themselves responsible for it and then make amends to rectify their faults. o Abstain from evil Apparently, fasting means to abstain from food and drink but in spirit, it includes abstaining from all kinds of undesirable activities.