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LETTERS FROM MADINAH: LETTER TWO

[Letter 2]
MA, Madinah

In the Name of ALLAAH, the Most Merciful, the Most Kind

As for those from my dear brothers in Islaam who feel that more Muslims should have shown up to the Chechnya World Solidarity Day demonstrations on Friday 17 March 2000, first of all let me tell you I fully agree with you, however, on the other hand I am really thankful to Allah that these many Muslims did make the effort to come out and speak out.

Did you know that the Prophet, Messenger of Allah, himself, blessings of Allah be upon him and peace, taught and invited people to Islaam and after 12-13 years less than 150 Muslims migrated with him to Madinah. But I, you and even the disbelievers know what happened in the ten years that followed... Then I remind you all the number of Muslims engaged in Jihaad in the way of Allah in this world today, in Bosnia, Kosovo, Eritrea, Sudan, Nigeria, Kashmir, Turkmenistan, Burma, Chechan, Dagistaan, Tajikistan, Afghanistaan, Philippines, Indonesia, amongst other places and the ones supporting them are enough, with the will of Allah. In addition Allah says in the Quraan, "O Prophet, Allah is sufficient for you and for the believers who follow you." [Quran 8:64]. However we hope to Allah that the numbers will increase until each and every Muslim on this earth and the Jinns will engage in Jihaad in the way of Allah and be victorious, with the will of Allah. Allah says in the Quraan, "...Help from Allah and a Speedy Victory, so give glad tidings to the believers." [Quran 62:13].

Dearest brothers and sisters did the Prophet, blessings and peace be upon him and his companions, may Allah be pleased with them get the promised victory from Allah or not? I ask you again, did they get it or not? The same way my dear brothers, with our return to Islaam, our purification from our sins and the revival of Jihad for the sake of Allah, we will, with the will of Allah be given the victory again.

The Muslims must know that they must do Jihaad for themselves, because they need it and know that Allah does not need their Jihaad. Allah says in the Quran, "Whoever does Jihaad does it only for himself. Certainly, Allah does not need anything from the creation." [Quran 29:6]. Ponder over this verse, think about the Mujahideen in the front lines, may Allah comfort them and give them a swift victory. True Jihaad for the sake of Allah strengthens ones Islaam as individuals, communities and nations. I ask you, is this Jihaad benefiting their Islaam and the Muslims around them or not? Of course my dear brothers, let there be full conviction in your hearts about that.

Allah says to you in the Quraan, "Say, travel in the world and see how the end was of those before you." [Quran 30: 42]. So lets take an example from Bosnia.

When the defensive Jihaad in Bosnia was on at full scale, in 1994, a senior official of Bosnia came to our mosque and said some words that still ring in my years six years later. I convey to you his words, of course, I have paraphrased them a bit as I do not remember them word for word, he said,

"O Muslims, do not cry for those Bosnian Muslims killed in this war against the murderous Serbs but instead cry for those Bosnians who died before this war."

Weird I thought for a split second. He continued,

"We were a community who were trying to appease the murderous Serbs and had given up our Islaam and Islaamic identity. There were many from the Bosnians who would feel shy to say Salaam Alaikum in public, so as not to offend the Serbs. These Bosnians probably died in disbelief just like the Serbs they tried to appease and probably went to the Hell fire as well. But now my dear brothers, these same Serbs who the Bosnians appeased have barbarically, brutally, mercilessly, attacked us and Islaam. Now the Bosnians have run towards the shelter of Islaam. As for those Muslim Bosnians who have so far been killed in this war, they have died as Shuhadaa and are alive with their Lord, in Heaven, in sha Allah. So don't cry for the ones who are dying now but instead for those who died earlier."

The same applies to all Muslims all over the world at all times. Jihaad gives victory to the ones left alive and the ones killed. We must help more to revive Jihaad in the world, in our times.

MA, Madinah, the City of the Prophet, Blessings of Allah be upon him and Peace, the Arabian Peninsula

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