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|THE TWENTY-FIRST LETTER: A short but important letter showing how on five levels the verse, “Whether one or both of them attain old age in your life...” summons children to be kindly towards their parents.|[303](/letters/the-twenty-first-letter/8733/29/303/305#3032)|

|THE TWENTY-SECOND LETTER: In accordance with a number of Qur’anic verses, the First Topic summons believers to love and brotherhood. It points out effective ways of preventing discord, rancour, and enmity, and proves their harm both from the point of view of truth, wisdom, humanity, and Islam, and for personal, social, and spiritual life.|[306](/letters/the-twenty-second-letter/8734/29/306/322#3062)|

|The Second Topic points out effective ways of avoiding greed, another awesome disease, as harmful for the life of Islam as enmity. It also explains the importance of zakat and the wisdom in this pillar of Islam.|[316](/letters/the-twenty-second-letter/8734/29/306/322#3162)|

|Conclusion showing how the Qur’an reproaches the backbiter on six levels with the verse, “Would any among you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother?”|[321](/letters/the-twenty-second-letter/8734/29/306/322#3212)|

|THE TWENTY-THIRD LETTER: The answers to seven questions:|[323](/letters/the-twenty-third-letter/8748/29/323/329#3232)|

|The First: What is the best way believers can pray for one another?|[324](/letters/the-twenty-third-letter/8748/29/323/329#3242)|

|The Second: May the phrase “May God be pleased with him” be used for anyone other than the Companions?|[325](/letters/the-twenty-third-letter/8748/29/323/329#3252)|

|The Third: Which were superior, the great interpreters of the Holy Law, or the ‘shahs’ of the true Sufi paths|[325](/letters/the-twenty-third-letter/8748/29/323/329#3252)|

|The Fourth: What is the meaning of the verse, “God is with those who patiently persevere”?|[326](/letters/the-twenty-third-letter/8748/29/323/329#3262)|

|The Fifth: How did the Prophet (UWBP) worship before his prophetic mission?|[327](/letters/the-twenty-third-letter/8748/29/323/329#3272)|

|The Sixth: What was the wisdom in his prophethood commencing when he was forty years of age?|[327](/letters/the-twenty-third-letter/8748/29/323/329#3272)|

|The Seventh: Is the following a Hadith: “The best of your youths are those who resemble men of mature age”?|[328](/letters/the-twenty-third-letter/8748/29/323/329#3282)|

|The letter concludes with a subtle point about Joseph’s (UWP) elevated veracity, inspired by the verse, “Take my soul at death as one submitting to Your will”|[329](/letters/the-twenty-third-letter/8748/29/323/329#3292)|