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"And (remember) when Moses said to his people: 'O' my people! remember the favour of Allah upon you when He raised prophets among you and made you kings, and gave you what He had not given to anyone else in the world. " The remembrance of divine bounties is the motive of love, gratitude, and worship. Now, the greatest bounties given by Allah (s.w.t.) are: the bounty of prophecy, the bounty of government and power, and the bounty of freedom.

For the invitation of people, the factor of emotion in populations should be utilized. That is why we ought to make them prepared through reminding them the favours of Allah (s.w.t.) before inviting them to action and assistance. One of the responsibilities of prophets (as) is reminding people of Allah's favours.[^1] "...remember the favour of Allah ..." However, we must take an example from the history of the past.

After enjoying the peculiar favour of Allah and reaching authority, the people of Moses inflicted with humiliation and wretchedness because of opposing the command of Allah. The verse is recited as follows: "And (remember) when Moses said to his people: 'O' my people!

enter the holy land which Allah has ordained for you and do not turn your backs, for then you will return (Us) losers." In this verse, the Qur'an states the process of the arrival of the Children of Israel into the holy land as follows: Moses (as) told his people to arrive the holy land which Allah (s.w.t.) had assigned for them, and as for that arrival, they should not afraid of its difficulties.

They were enjoined not to refrain from any self -sacrifice, because had they turned on their backs, they would have been of the losers.