(angels) upon you from Allah (to watch you), and they know all what you do. So be shy from them and do not commit Allah's disobedience (crimes and sins) while you are going in Allah's cause and do not say: "Our enemy is worse than us, so they will not overpower us." Perhaps some people who are worse than the others may overpower the others as the (disbelievers) Magians overpowered the children of Israel when they (the latter) covered themselves with Allah's disobedience (crimes and sins). So they (disbelivers, "Magians") entered the very inmost parts of their homes and it was a promise (completely) fulfilled. And ask "Allah" the assistance over your ownselves," (to save you from crimes and sins) just as you ask Allah for the victory over your enemies . . . I ask Allah for that, both for you and for us."

So the Muslim warriors (Al-Mujahidin) kept on clinging to what this rightly guided Caliph ('Umar) mentioned (as above): And they (Mujahidin) were as they were described by a Roman to a Roman Chief; (he said): "I have come to you from the men, very precise in their manners; they ride swift race-horses, during the night they worship (Allah alone) in seclusion, during the day they are cavaliers, if you speak to your companions something, your friend will not understand anything from you because of the high tone of their voices reciting the Holy Qur'an and the mentioning much of Allah." So he (the Roman Chief) looked at his companions and said: "It has come to you from them that for which you have no power."

And here is the story of 'Uqbah bin Nafi' : He ('Uqbah) intended to take a place (town) in Africa, so as to be a place for the Muslim army and to protect their families and properties from revolt against them by the natives of the country. So he betook himself to the place of "Al-Qirwan," and it was a muddy place, full of every kind of beasts of prey (lions, tigers, leopards, etc.) and snakes . . . and others, etc. So he ('Uqbah) invoked Allah, and Allah answered to his invocation, he then said: "O snakes and wild beasts of prey! We are the companions of Allah's Apostle (Muhammad), go away from us as we are landing here, and afterwards if we found any (of you wild beasts and snakes) we will kill you." So the people saw that day, the (wild) animals and snakes carrying their offspring, shifting from that place . . . And a great number of natives (Al-Bar-Bar) saw (all) that and embraced Islam.

And when the term (time limit) was prolonged for the Muslims and their hearts were hardened and they forgot their religion and became ignorant of the fact (that for what purpose) Allah has sent and chosen them from among the great number of mankind and from the great number of nations of the earth . . . Allah said: "You (Muslims, followers of Muhammad are the best of the peoples ever raised up for mankind, you enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong, and you believe in Allah (3:110).

So (today) they (Muslims) are leading a life of the one who knows not any Prophet, nor believes in any Divine Message or Divine Inspiration, nor expects any reckoning nor is afraid of the Here-after. They (Muslims) resemble the