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Among the events mentioned in the Quran, there's one incident Allah subhanahuwata'ala Tells us about. The fight between armies of Talut and Jalut. When Bani Israel fell into multiple errors, sins Allah subhanahuwata'ala tested them with Tasleet - a form of imposing upon them a tyrant ruler - Jalut. It's said that Jalut and his junood - armies killed, looted and oppressed Bani Israel in every possible way, major of them being snatching the Tawrah and Tabut from them. This lead to them turning back to Allah for aid and the prophethood resumed. The events take a turn and Bani Israel are ready to fight under the leadership of Talut - a wise, pious servant of Allah. Againt being tested for their obedience through a river. Eventually, Believers win the battle being 313 in number against 250k-400k of armed forces, when Dawood Alayhissalam (who wasn't given prophethood at that time) struck Jalut and killed him immediately. And army of Jalut retreats defeated.
This battle is where believers make the Dua "Our Lord, pour upon us patience and plant firmly our feets and help us against the disbelievers"
The relevance of this event today is striking. We as an Ummah have failed in obedience to Allah subhanahuwata'ala at so many levels...then how can we expect that we will live in this world victorious and in peace? But for now, we should be grateful that Allah has already blessed us with what we need to overcome the enemy. The Quran and Sunnah. Tawrah (it's copy) was snatched by the tyrants, but we still have Quran in our hands, probably it's still in our shelf, untouched. We don't have to wait for a prophethood to resume because we still have the Sunnah of the Final Messenger Muhammad ﷺ alive within the books. And that's the irony for us, our biggest blessings, biggest source of knowledge, wisdom and guidance are still in the Books and not in our 'aamal.
There's a hadith that states,
“When you partake in usury, hold on to the tails of cattle, become satisfied with cultivation and abandon Jihād, Allah will send upon you humiliation and He will not remove it until you return back to your religion.”
Grade: Sahih (Al-Albani)
Sunan Abi Dawud 3462
Look at us...what are we living our lives for?
When the Yahud are preparing themselves to eradicate Muslims because they know it's Haqq that has been sent down to us, we Muslims are ignoring that Haqq. They hold enmity and hatred for us because we are the Ummah of RasulAllah ﷺ, the Final Messenger sent to Mankind but we're ignorant of following the Sunnah of that very Prophet ﷺ
We're so consumed by our Worldly affairs we have forgotten to live feesabeeliAllah. We forgot our purpose. We abandoned the things the Yahud are killing us for. Our Deen. Ironic, isn't it?
But let this be a wake up call for us. To leave off things of temporary world and to work for the Aakhirah. For the Deen of Allah. Let us take the bravery of our brothers n sisters in Palestine as an example to rekindle the faith and courage to live n die for the sake of Allah. If the enemy is preparing for the arrival of False Masiah (Dajjal) so they could stand with him.. We should too, prepare ourselves for his arrival so we could be protected from his fitnah and stand against him in the army of believers.
Instead of wishing for return of Khalid Bin Waleed, Salahuddin Ayyubi (May Allah be pleased with them) why not learn from their life and Instill the same skills within us?
Remember, Allah subhanahuwata'ala says,
"....And if Allāh had willed, He could have taken vengeance upon them [Himself], but [He ordered armed struggle] to test some of you by means of others. And those who are killed in the cause of Allāh - never will He waste their deeds." (Surah Muhammad Ayah 4)
It's a test for all of us. So gather upon Quran and Sunnah, because therein is our aid. And stand firmly to aid the Deen of Allah. Save your Eimaan and strive to the best of your abilities.
PS : The picture is just for your attention, because apparently we need romanticism in everything when it comes to Deen :)
PS 2: The Dua of believers I mentioned is in Surah Al Baqarah ayah 250. Do read it's Tafseer for full context, I've tried summarising it here.
- ام تيمية 🕊️