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Why should a person support the religion of Allaah?

The believers must learn lessons from the behavior of the disbelievers, in order to be

alert, return to Allaah The Almighty and repent from falling short in supporting their

religion and the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam.

Our primary concern should then always be: how should we support the religion of

Allaah The Almighty and His Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, so that He will

aid us? How can we have knowledge of our faith and go back to it? Any answer to

that requires of us that we know the reason behind [our] subjugation, humiliation and

disgrace; and, that is akin to the underlying cause of the defeat of Muslims in thebattle of Uhud. In this respect, Allaah The Almighty Says (what means): {And

Allaah had certainly fulfilled His promise to you when you were killing the enemy

by His permission until [the time] when you lost courage and fell to disputing

about the order [given by the Prophet] and disobeyed after He had shown you that

which you love. Among you are some who desire this world, and among you are

some who desire the Hereafter. Then He turned you back from them [defeated]

that He might test you. And He has already forgiven you, and Allaah is the

Possessor of bounty for the believers.} [Quran 3:152]

Indeed, a similar trial is currently facing the believers, so we must reflect on this and

deduce how to tackle it. We know that what afflicted Muslims in the battle of Uhud

was owing to their disobedience of the command of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi

wa sallam, in only one aspect. This was, that he, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, had

ordered the archers to not abandon their posts, even if they were to witness the

Muslims being snatched by birds. However, they failed to comply with his,

sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, instructions, thinking that the believers had defeated

the polytheists and they were no longer applicable. Therefore, they left their positions

and descended the mountain to collect the spoils of war with other Muslims and take

their share. However, the reality was contrary to that, and they were then defeated

because of their defiance of the order of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam.



The believers were severely affected during that incident in which Hamzah, may

Allaah be pleased with him, as well as seventy believers were killed and others

injured.

Likewise, today, we deserve humiliation, defeat and disgrace until the Day of

Resurrection, due to the contradictions we subsist in, and for which the believers are

foremost censured, even before the disbelievers, the disobedient and the immoral.

That is because our faith is the only resort in the defense and support of the religion

of Allaah The Almighty. The non-practicing, the negligent, the flagrant rebellious

and those who are indifferent toward Islam and care neither if it is discredited or

humiliated, will never stand up for it; indeed, they are but as cattle, or perhaps,

further astray.

Hence, the only supporters of this religion are its believers. So, a failing in fulfilling

our obligation towards it portends further destruction of the remaining walls of the

fortress of the religion of Allaah The Almighty. What afflicted the believers during

the battle of Uhud may very well affect us, too, and verily, there is no power or

strength save with Allaah The Almighty.

Thus, the onus of the defense of Islam falls squarely on believers and not anyone

else. Conversely, as Allaah The Almighty Says (what means): {Indeed, Allaah

defends those who have believed. Indeed, Allaah does not like everyone

treacherous and ungrateful.} [Quran 22:38] According to a different mode of

recitation, this verse can be interpreted to mean that Allaah The Almighty [also]

wards off [harm] from those who believe.

Why else must Muslims return to supporting the religion of Allaah The Almighty?

[We must remember that] He is able to destroy the disbelievers and seize them in a

manner that speaks of His Might and Perfection in Ability. However, as Allaah The

Almighty Says (what means): {That [is the command]. And if Allaah had willed, He



could have taken vengeance upon them [Himself], but [He ordered armed struggle]

to test some of you by means of others.} [Quran 47:4]

This verse indicates that Allaah The Almighty is able to exact retribution upon the

disbelievers and crush them; He may say, "Be!" and [whatever He wants] may

transpire, and He could cause the earth to swallow them as He did with others.

However, He wants to try the believers with those who reject faith, and the latter

with the former. According to the verses that follow, this would be for one [or more]

of the following reasons,

so the martyrs of the believers [in the course of their struggle] would be in

Paradise and the dead of the disbelievers would take their place in Hell, or,

it might be a factor for non-Muslims to accept Islam as their faith and return to

Allaah The Almighty, or,

it may play a role in exalting the religion of Allaah The Almighty, or,

it could be a way to distinguish the believers from others and purify them.

Allaah The Almighty Says (what means): {And these days [of varying conditions]

We alternate among the people so that Allaah may make evident those who believe

and [may] take to Himself from among you martyrs - and Allaah does not Like the

wrongdoers - And that Allaah may purify the believers [through trials] and destroy

the disbelievers.} [Quran 3:140-141]

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