Abraham was a prophet of Allah who was thrown into a fire for preaching his message but was saved by Allah. Having no faith is considered a worse form of slavery. The civilization of Mecca cannot be competed with because Europeans do not have a holy city like Mecca to unite them spiritually. The efforts of Muslims have been fruitless because they have lost their love of God and no longer follow God's orders or have strong spiritual feelings.

1. Poem No.12
Ruba’Iyat (Allama Muhammad Iqbal)
 Short Questions & Answers.
Q 1: Who was Abraham?
Ans: He was Prophet of Allah. He was thrown into fire for preaching the message of
Allah. But Allah saved him there.
Q 2: What is worse than slavery?
Ans: To have no faith is worse slavery.
Q 3: Who cannot compete with the civilization of Makkah?
Ans: As the people of Europe do not have any Makkah, they cannot be united.
Therefore, they cannot compete with the civilization of Makkah.
Q 4: What has made the efforts of the Muslims fruitless?
Ans: The Muslims do not love God. They do not follow Allah’s orders. They have lost
their warm and spiritual feelings. Therefore, their efforts remain fruitless.
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