in these who deserve it. It also is a notice to thesinners: not to ruin the bridges behind themselves, and live a little way of return to their Merciful Lord.

81 THE QUESTION OF RESORTING

WE BELIEVE that resorting too, is similar to theintercession, which permits those who have problems and difficulties to resort to the prophets and saints for a help; so that they may pray to God asking HIM to solve the problems of the resortees:

" When they oppressed themselves, would they havecome to you( i. e MOHAMMAD )to ask Allah's forgiveness for them, they surely would have found Allah an acceptor of their repentance and the Most Merciful."

THE HOLY QURN S 4: 46

In the story of JOSEPH the dreamer, found in theHOLY QURN, when his brothers felt regret and repented, they resorted to their father( JACOB )to ask God to forgive them their sins. The old father agreed with their request, and promised to ask for their