Then, turning to the trader, he said: “O’ You, who places your trust in Allah!

Then, turning to the trader, he said: “O’ You, who places your trust in Allah! I have killed the enemy of Allah and He has delivered you from him.” “Who are you that you have come to my assistance in this desert?” the trader asked. “I am your tawakkul .

Allah brought me out in the form of an Angel and I was in the heavens when Jibra`il called out to me and said*:* “Hasten to the assistance of your master and exterminate his enemy”, and here I have come and eliminated your enemy*.*” Having said thus, he disappeared out of sight. The trader fell down in prostration of thanksgiving to Allah and acquired a stronger conviction with respect to the instructions of the Noble Prophet (S) regarding tawakkul.

On arrival in Madinah, he approached the Noble Prophet (S) and narrated what had transpired. “Indeed!

Tawakkul raises a person to the pinnacle of success and the rank of a person who possesses it, is equivalent to the ranks of the Prophets, the friends of Allah, the righteous ones and the martyrs,” said the Prophet (S).[^4] The Noble Prophet and Trust in Allah When Abu Sufiyan, the chief of the polytheists of Makkah, saw the ten thousand strong army of Islam (during the conquest of Makkah), he was filled with awe and astonishment.

As he walked beside the battalions of the Noble Prophet (S), he murmured: “I wish I knew why Muhammad became victorious over me. How did he manage to gather for himself such a powerful army despite being alone and without support in Makkah?” The Noble Prophet (S) overheard him. “We became victorious over you by Allah’s assistance!” he said, placing his hand upon Abu Sufiyan’s shoulder.

In the battle of Hunain, when the enemy suddenly and unsuspectingly attacked the forces of Islam, chaos reigned supreme within the Muslim ranks. When the Noble Prophet (S) watched this state of the Muslim army, he sought Allah’s help by placing his trust in Him, and supplicated: ‘ O’ Lord! All praise and thanks only belong to You.

I place my complaint (regarding the state of affairs) before You and it is only You from whom help and assistance ought to be sought.’ At that moment, Jibra`il descended from the heavens and said to him: “O’ Prophet of Allah! You have recited a supplication which Musa (as) had recited when the sea had split for him and he was granted deliverance from the evils of Fir’awn.”[^5] The Illness of Prophet Musa Once, Prophet Musa (as) became ill.