Imam Abdul Qadir Ibn Abdil Aziz Language: English | Format: PDF | Pages: 36 | Size: 1 MB
This book is taken from a chapter within
the book “Al-‘Umdah Fī I’dād Al-‘Uddah Lil-Jihādi Fī Sabīlillāhi
Ta’ālā”, “The Pillar Regarding Making Ready The Preparation For Jihād In
The Path of Allāh Ta’ālā”, by Imām ‘Abdul-Qādir Ibn ‘Abdil-‘Azīz, may
Allāh free him from prison. The Chapter is entitled “Al-Usūl Al-Khamsah
Li-Tahaqquq Sunnat An Nasr Aw Takhallufihā”, “The Five Ground Rules for
the Achievement of the Tradition of Victory or Its Absence”. Our work in
this book was mainly translating it, but there were also a few
footnotes added for clarity. Any footnote added will be preceded by
“Trans. Note”. Also, there are many instances where the Imām would
mention a Verse, then mention the Sūrah in which the Verse is located,
but not mention the Verse number. We have added the Verse numbers, but
not preceded this with the previous addition, as it seemed unnecessary.
We also added the title “Conclusion and Follow-Up Discussion” near the
end in order to differentiate the five ground rules from the Imām’s
discussion afterwards. We ask Allāh to reward the Imām and us, as well
as make this work beneficial for the Muslims.
And they are: The first: That victory is
in the Hand of Allāh, Ta’ālā, Alone. The Second: That Allāh, Ta’ālā,
promised His Believing slaves victory over their enemy in the Dunyā. The
Third: That this promise of victory is only for the People of Complete
Īmān, and for every Believer is his share of this promise according to
the amount of his Īmān. The Fourth: That the absence of this promise
means the absence of its Īmānī conditions. The Fifth: That if this
promise is absent, then the slave doesn’t become deserving of it unless
he changes his state in order to complete the conditions of this
promise.
And the clarification of these fundamentals is as follows: The First
Ground Rule: “That Victory is in the Hand of Allāh, Ta’ālā, Alone.” Due
to Allāh, Ta’āla’s, saying,
وَمَا ٱلنَّصۡرُ إِلَّا مِنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
And this Verse includes that which is
considered to be from the strongest methods of restriction, and it is
the negation, “…no…”, followed by the exception, “…except…”. And this
meaning is also understood from His, Ta’ālās, saying,
إِن
يَنصُرۡكُمُ ٱللَّهُ فَلَا غَالِبَ لَكُمۡۖ وَإِن يَخۡذُلۡكُمۡ فَمَن ذَا
ٱلَّذِى يَنصُرُكُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦۗ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلۡيَتَوَكَّلِ
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ
If Allāh helps you, none can overcome you; and if He forsakes you, who
is there after Him that can help you? 2 And when this meaning was absent
from some of the Companions, may Allāh be pleased with them, in the
Battle of Hunayn, and they were impressed by their great numbers, the
defeat took place so they would know that the numbers and the materials
do not benefit anything except by the permission of Allāh. He, Ta’ālā,
said,[Sūrat Āl ‘Imrān, 160]
Truly, Allāh
has given you victory on many battle fields, and on the Day of Hunayn,
when you rejoiced at your great number, but it availed you naught and
the Earth, vast as it is, was straitened for you, then you turned back
in flight. Then Allāh did send down His Sakīnah (calmness, tranquility
and reassurance, etc.) on the Messenger and on the Believers, and sent
down forces (Angels) which you saw not, and punished those who
disbelieved. Such is the recompense of disbelievers.[Sūrat At-Tawbah, 25-26]
So He, Subhānahu, reminded them that He
gave them victory in many battle fields, with less than this great
number which they were impressed by, and that when they were impressed
and inclined to the great number, it did not benefit them in any way, so
they were defeated. Then Allāh gave them victory after the defeat, to
clarify to them that the victory is from Him, not due to the great
number which did not benefit. So He, Subhānahu, through the defeat,
returned them to the first matter which had become absent from some of
them, (and) that matter is “And there is no victory except from Allāh”.
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Contents:
TRANSLATOR’S FOREWORD 8
INTRODUCTION: 10
THE FIRST GROUND RULE: “THAT VICTORY IS IN THE HAND OF
ALLĀH, TA’ĀLĀ, ALONE.” 10
THE SECOND GROUND RULE: THAT ALLĀH, TA’ĀLĀ, PROMISED HIS
BELIEVING SLAVES VICTORY OVER THEIR ENEMY IN THE DUNYĀ 11
THE THIRD GROUND RULE: “THAT THIS PROMISE OF VICTORY IS
ONLY FOR THE PEOPLE OF COMPLETE ĪMĀN” 13
THE FOURTH GROUND RULE: THAT THE ABSENCE OF THIS QADARĪ
PROMISE OF ALLĀH, TA’ĀLĀ, GIVING VICTORY TO THE BELIEVERS,
MEANS THE ABSENCE OF ITS CONDITIONS 16
THE FIFTH GROUND RULE: THAT IF THIS PROMISE OF VICTORY IS
ABSENT, THEN THE SLAVE DOES NOT BECOME DESERVING OF IT
UNLESS HE CHANGES HIS SELF IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE
CONDITIONS OF THIS PROMISE 20
CONCLUSION AND FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION 21
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