Forty Wisdoms of Jihad 11 - 20

Wisdoms of Jihad 11 - 20

Wisdom 11
Apart from the obligatory prayer, the wise mujahid, occupies himself with the blessed remembrance of Allah, the Exalted, lest the devil succeed in creating fear in his heart through insinuations. If the wisdom-filled remembrance of God is continuous and complete, it is a fountainhead of light emitting numerous rays, some of which are of happiness, of grace and guidance, of knowledge and wisdom, of fervour of worship, of love for religion, of yearning for martyrdom, etc.

Wisdom 12
The (battle) front and the battlefield are a source of (Divine) mercy for mujahidin, because the carnal soul of man does not abstain from waywardness except in the conditions of the field of jihad. This was the reason that the Noble Prophet once, returning from a battle, told the respected companions, may God be pleased with them, "We are returning from the minor jihad (having accomplished it) to the major jihad (i.e. to fight against one's carnal soul is the major jihad)". This means that spiritual jihad can become easy immediately after the physical jihad. It becomes difficult if the opportunity is not taken and time elapses.

Wisdom 13\\ In this book, Islamic instructions concerning jihad, mujahid and the battlefield have been discussed properly and deserve commendation. Why not, when every point has been made in the light of the wise Qur'an and noble Hadith, and when jihad is an important pillar of Islam.

Wisdom 14
It is not within the capacity of every individual to simultaneously attain perfect skill with both sword and pen, the two chief weapons of the world. However, Major General Fazl-i Ghafur and his fellow officers deserve congratulations and honour that, by the mercy and grace of Allah, they have accomplished such a scholarly feat that it can prove to become a guiding light for the renowned army of our beloved Pakistan.

Wisdom 15
No promise of Allah, the Exalted, exists in the Qur'an which suggests that we will continue to be dominant and victorious in the world despite our ignorance, inaction and disunity. The fact is that every promise of Allah is on the basis of knowledge and action. And what has been said in this connection, is not unusual or new. For example, the condition to receive heavenly help in the battle field is righteousness and patience, which is not a new condition. In fact, it is the soul of every acceptable word and deed of a mu'min.

Wisdom 16
The existence of every whole continues to survive and last only if it remains perfect, complete, unified, intact, undivided and unbroken, and its parts do not disintegrate. Accordingly, although Muslims have divided themselves into sects, nonetheless, a way out is that we should be united like a huge tree which has numerous branches. Although, the branches of the tree are separate, they are not disconnected. This glory of the tree of Islam is very great.

Wisdom 17
What a great act of negligence and ignorance has been committed by us that we did not reflect and deliberate on the unique wisdoms of the heavenly Book of guidance (the Qur'an) in time. As a consequence, we have lagged far behind others in science, technology and material progress, despite the fact that there is everything in the symbolism of the wisdom-filled Book of Allah, for as it is said in the Qur'an, "And We have revealed the Book to you wherein everything has been described" (16:89).

Wisdom 18
One might wonder at the fact that, along with many other sciences, the science of symbolism also exists in the noble Qur'an. Allah the Knowing, the Wise, likes symbols. The term "symbol" is synonymous with revelation. As an example let us refer to verse (8:60); "And prepare against them (unbelievers) what force you can and horses tied at the frontier". Thus, here the term "force (power)" is an indeterminate symbol in which all the forces of war of all times have been mentioned.

Wisdom 19
Is the subject of the "subjugation of the universe" not in the noble Qur'an (22:65, 31:29, 45:13)? If it is, to which people does it relate? Which community is the great Qur'an addressing? Does not this subject describe that Allah, in His infinite grace, and for the sake of His beloved Prophet, has potentially subjugated every thing in the universe to Muslims? What then is the reason that other nations possess all these material bounties whereas we are dependent on them?

Wisdom 20
The ultimate purpose of complying with the Divine injunctions is to attain the pleasure of the Lord of the worlds, wherein lies the well-being and success of both religion and the world. In addition to the Divine pleasure, there are many subsidiary and collateral benefits in complying with every Divine injunction. For example, if someone performs the prayer in its true spirit, its immediate fruit is that, he is protected from indecency and evil (29:45). Fasting with its spirit creates the quality of righteousness in a mu'min (2:183). If such a mujahid mu'min goes to the battlefield it is certain that, by the command of God, the angels will help him. If Divine expediency is in his becoming a martyr, the angels will continue to remain with him (in the life hereafter, 41:30).

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