"And neither lose courage nor grieve, for indeed you are to be elevated (triumphant) if you are (true and sincere) believers."

It is well-known that the Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam) was sent as a Messenger amongst the most ignorant and uncivilized of nations. The Arabs of those days were lost in the darkness of ignorance, when came the shining beacon of light in the form of the Muhammad (sallallahu alayhi wasallam). The way of life he invited them to was unheard of an unimaginable for them as the ways of their forefathers were deeply ingrained in them. Despite being taken aback by the miraculous nature of the Book of Allah, the Noble Qur'aan that he brought to them, and his own amazing nature, they refused to budge and deemed it below their dignity to adopt a new way of life. Anyone who chose to follow him risked being cut off from his family and being tortured to a pitiful state. As a result few dared to profess embracing Islam in the beginning stages, but those who did, did so with all their heart, with complete faith in Allah and His Last Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). Slowly the number of Muslims grew as the lantern of Islam lit up the hearts of those who were drawn towards it.

The point of my mentioning this is to draw to your attention the sufferings of the Muslims of those days, who were so few in number, with hardly any essential material possessions. They lived on the staple food of dates and camel meat, and dressed in thick canvas. They were under attack from all corners of the world, for nobody liked this new power that had seemed to emerge in the name Islam. All over, people who once drew their swords to kill at the mere sight of each other, united in order to topple Islam. Foes turned in to friends in order to achieve this common objective. The world was at war with the Muslims, who were at the time less than a thousand in number. At such a time the verse quoted above was revealed, assuring the Muslims that they have nothing to fear. They have every reason to keep the faith and expect victory, for as long as they are TRUE BELIEVERS they will be triumphant. They were promised that they will one day conquer the east and the west of the then discovered world that was under the rule of the Persians and the Romans respectively. The non-believers laughed at this prophecy and made a mockery of the Muslims for daring to entertain such thoughts, but the Muslims had one ingredient which ensured that they would achieve the impossible and eventually topple the superpowers of those years. That ingredient was FAITH.

I ask you to ponder for a minute...if Allah had promised victory and power to such a weak, uneducated, uncivilized nation merely on account of their sincere faith, would not the same apply to us? We are far greater in number than the Muslims of those days, yet far behind in spirit. Yet the same Allah who helped them is still there waiting to help us. But we must first want to help ourselves! Unfortunately, there is an ocean of Muslims out there, but without any sign of water! An ocean of Muslims that is just an ocean by name!

Muhammad (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) prophesied some 1400 years ago (to the effect that)....

"A time will come when the enemies of Islam will invite each other against you as people are invited to partake of a feast!" The Sahaabah questioned, "Will that be because we will be few in number?" He replied, "No, in fact you will be great in number but your worth/strength will be nothing more than like that of the foam of the ocean. And your hearts will be possessed by Al-Wahn." The Sahaabah inquired as to what Al-Wahn is, to which he replied, "love for material possessions and dislike for death."

Dear readers, none of us are blind to the plight of our Muslims brothers and sisters. We should not think of it as THEIR suffering, for indeed it Is not only theirs but OURS too. Where are calls of barbaric behaviour and sheer carnage today? Is the blood of an innocent Palestinian civilian okay to shed just because he is a Muslim?understand that this war is not against Palestine, but against Islam. The so-called superpowers of the world are out to make a morsel of the Muslims for they fear the same thing that was feared by the enemies of Islam in those years. They know that the rise of Islam would leave them with nothing! We have to wake up and realise this before it is too late. We are cursing those who are incurring such warfare in Palestine but we live to follow those very warmongers for they are the trend setters in the west in every aspect of life! We are suffering the consequences of our own actions. The help of Allah is very near indeed, but for it it to manifest itself we have to fulfill one condition:

VALUE YOUR FAITH AND RELIGION!

Islam is a beautiful way of life....embrace it for all its worth and then see what a huge difference we can make!

"Our liberation does not come from liberating our desires (as in the west), but our liberation comes from our enslavement to Allah."

May Allah Ta'aala grant us the all the steadfastness we truly need, and may Allah relieve the Palestinians and all the Muslims suffering across the globe of their plight. Ameen.

Wassalam

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Driving along the road listening to Israeli radio, the programmes in this part of the world are suddenly and frequently interrupted by alerts.

"Siren in Sderot, Siren in Sderot," says the woman with the deep voice in Hebrew.

This is the first warning that rockets are on their way. From the sound of the first warning people have 15 seconds to find some sort of shelter.

In towns like Sderot, there are missile shelters dotted around. They are mainly a concrete cylinder, with two concrete walls at either side.

It is very primitive but offers a measure of security from the barrage that is currently heading there.

And it is attacks like this that the Israeli army says it wants to end.

The people in Gaza have nothing like that to save them. More than 500 have been killed since last Saturday when this ferocious conflict began. The United Nations says 20 per cent of the dead have been women and children. That is more than 100.

The Israelis insist their fight is not with ordinary Palestinians but with Hamas.


Operation goes on

Foreign politicians are in Jerusalem, calling for a ceasefire, urging an improvement in the humanitarian situation. Tzipi Livni, the Israeli foreign minister, says the operation will not be halted.

"We are fighting with terror and we are not reaching an agreement with terror," she said after meeting a delegation from the EU.

"Hamas targets Israel whenever it likes and Israel shows restraint. This is no longer going to be the equation in this region."

With an election due in Israel next month such a message from a woman who wants to be the next prime minister will do her prospects at the poll no harm.

From our vantage point high on the hill overlooking northern Gaza, just a few kilometres from the border, the gunfire and explosions have been much less than in the past 48 hours, yet we know the fighting below continues and is intense and brutal.

The scene at sunset is almost serene, with a low orange sun dipping down behind the horizon. Until the pop and whoosh of another rocket fired by the Israelis punctures the air. Seconds later there is the boom of a low explosion as it hits the ground and the smoke spirals up in front of the sun. It is a picture of sinister beauty.

The ground offensive i

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Born on 26th Jumaadus Thani 1411 AH in Sharjah , UAE. Love reading Islamic books and articles. Dying to have a debate with the Bohra's !!. Currently I'm doing my bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Ajman University of Science and Technology, UAE.

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