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accepted your message and it will express our belief in you.” The Messenger of Allah,
praise and peace be upon him, said, “You may reply to him as I have complete
confidence in you.” Then, turning to the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon
him, As’ad said, “O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, there is a path
to every call. While some paths are easy, others are difficult. Today you have called us
toward something that is both new and difficult for people to accept. You have called us
to forsake our religions and to follow you in your Religion. This is not an easy task.
However, we have accepted your Call. You have called us to sever our ties with both
close and distant relatives (by following you rather than them). This is not an easy task.
You have invited us to Islam. We are a strong group living in a place that is powerful and
mighty, none could ever imagine that our leader would be someone who is not from
among us. This is not an easy task but we have accepted it. These things appear difficult
for all except those whose welfare Allah has decided and who foresee good in its results.
We have accepted your call with our tongues, our hearts and our hands, because we
believe in what you have conveyed to us and we accept it with conviction that has
settled deep within our hearts. We pledge our commitment to you in all of this and we
pledge it to our Lord and your Lord. The hand of Allah is above ours (witnessing the
pledge). We shall spill our blood to protect yours and give our lives for yours. We shall
praise and peace be upon him, said, “You may reply to him as I have complete
confidence in you.” Then, turning to the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon
him, As’ad said, “O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, there is a path
to every call. While some paths are easy, others are difficult. Today you have called us
toward something that is both new and difficult for people to accept. You have called us
to forsake our religions and to follow you in your Religion. This is not an easy task.
However, we have accepted your Call. You have called us to sever our ties with both
close and distant relatives (by following you rather than them). This is not an easy task.
You have invited us to Islam. We are a strong group living in a place that is powerful and
mighty, none could ever imagine that our leader would be someone who is not from
among us. This is not an easy task but we have accepted it. These things appear difficult
for all except those whose welfare Allah has decided and who foresee good in its results.
We have accepted your call with our tongues, our hearts and our hands, because we
believe in what you have conveyed to us and we accept it with conviction that has
settled deep within our hearts. We pledge our commitment to you in all of this and we
pledge it to our Lord and your Lord. The hand of Allah is above ours (witnessing the
pledge). We shall spill our blood to protect yours and give our lives for yours. We shall