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C. 51.(2:243-253)—Fighting in defence of Truth and Right

Is not to be undertaken lightheartedly,

Nor to be evaded as a duty.

Life and Death are in the hands of God.

Not all can be chosen to fight

For God. It requires constancy,

Firmness, and faith. Given these,

Large armies can be routed

By those who battle for God,

As shown by the courage of David,

Whose prowess single-handed

Disposed of the Philistines.

The mission of some of the apostles,

Like Jesus, was different,—

Less wide in scope than that

Of Muṣṭafā. God’s plan

Is universal, and He carries it out

As He wills.