and how many a prophet has had to fight followed by many goddevoted men and they did not become faint of heart for all that they had to suffer in gods cause and neither did they weaken nor did they abase themselves since god loves those who are patient in adversity and all that they said was this o our sustainer! forgive us our sins and the lack of moderation in our doings! and make firm our steps and succour us against people who deny the truth! whereupon god granted them the rewards of this world as well as the goodliest rewards of the life to come for god loves the doers of good.
وكأين من نبي قاتل معه ربيون كثير فما وهنوا لما أصابهم في سبيل الله وما ضعفوا وما استكانوا والله يحب الصابرين وما كان قولهم إلا أن قالوا ربنا اغفر لنا ذنوبنا وإسرافنا في أمرنا وثبت أقدامنا وانصرنا على القوم الكافرين فآتاهم الله ثواب الدنيا وحسن ثواب الآخرة والله يحب المحسنين