Once when the Prophet Mohammed and his followers were exiled, his enemies were pursuing them in the desert. They were standing behind a rock when suddenly the galloping of many horses was heard. "O, Prophet," said one of the disciples, "they are pursuing us. They are many, there is a whole army behind us." "O they are going somewhere else," said the Prophet, "they will go in some other direction." "But what shall we do if they come here?" said the disciple. "They are so many, and we are only two!" "Are we only two?" said the Prophet, "no, three: you, I, and God."