Their endurance was rewarded. When persecution broke out, there were about 18,000 Witnesses in that country.
لَا شَكَّ أَنَّ ٱلْهَجَمَاتِ ٱلْمُبَاشِرَةَ ٱلَّتِي تُشَنُّ عَلَى شَعْبِ ٱللهِ عُمُومًا تُشَكِّلُ تَحَدِّيًا صَعْبًا .‏