Do these hypocrites with maligned hearts assume that Allaah^-SWT will not expose them. Their conspiracies shall certainly be made public. And had We^-SWT willed We^-SWT would have let the Holy Prophet^-SW identify each one of them by face but it is not so out of Our^-SWT Wisdom though he shall still make out by their conversation.

 

The Holy Prophet^-SW Knew the Hypocrites

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The scholars assert that the Holy Prophet^-SW knew each and every hypocrite, a knowledge vouchsafed to him^-SW. In fact, there were about thirty six whose names were also revealed. Jihad is indeed a test for the believers so that the Mujahidin are widely known amongst the masses and that they may endorse their faith as well as the claim of the Holy Prophet's^-SW obedience.

 

Those who denied, impeded others from the Path of Allaah^-SWT and were hostile to the Holy Prophet^-SW despite the fact that it was manifested to them through evidences and miracles. Or the People of the Book, to whom their own Books had highlighted this Path yet they did not refrain from intrigues. The Jewish scholars claimed to be the men of knowledge and that without their cooperation Islam could never be established. So do let them know that they cannot harm Islam in any way. Instead, their own deeds will go in vain because of such conduct. O' believers! Pay no heed to such impediments, rather set an example in the obedience of Allaah^-SWT and His^-SWT Prophet^-SW so that you are duly rewarded. Infidelity is a curse, whoever opted for it earned His^-SWT enmity and began to hinder others from His^-SWT Path. As a result he failed to repent and ultimately died as a denier. They will never be forgiven by Allaah^-SWT . So O' believers! Persevere against them and show no slackness or cowardice. Rather, invite them to peace in order to restrain them from mischief, as Islam forbids oppression and does not aim at genocide. However, if they do not give up and an encounter is inevitable, you will win as Allaah^-SWT is with you. He^-SWT will certainly not let your hard work go waste.

 

The Divine Company

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His^-SWT Personal Company is the highest station enjoyed only by the Holy Prophet^-SW amongst the Prophets^-AS and by Hadhrat Abu Bakar Siddiq^-RAU amongst the non Prophets. He was assured by him^-SW: “Allaah^-SWT is with us". Now wherever Allah^-SWT‘s Company is mentioned by the Quran, it is Attributive in nature or where Personal it is conditional to human qualities. The quality of a believer with regard to Jihad against infidelity, his pride in Islam and in the obedience of the Holy Prophet^-SW to enforce Islam is the glad tiding of victory as well as a promise of His^-SWT Company. Praise be to Allaah^-SWT ! A Mujahid enjoys such an exalted station because of this quality. And wherever human qualities are involved, it appears that after the Prophets^-AS His^-SWT Company is enjoyed only by the accomplished Aulia'^-RUA. But here every Mujahid is being promised this reward individually.

 

If Jihad calls for sacrifice of life or money, these afterall are mundane possessions. The status of this world is nothing but a sport and the results are produced only by actions. So if the believers pursue the path of obedience with sincerity, Allaah^-SWT will reward them against no return. In other words, this reward cannot be purchased except with faith and righteousness. Had Allah^-SWT demanded wealth, people would have turned weary due to inherent weaknesses, and resorted to niggardliness, thereby exposing themselves. Instead He^-SWT enjoined Zakat or spending in His^-SWT Cause, and promised His^-SWT Pleasure over paltry expenditure. And when people are ordered to spend a little, the non believers tend to refrain and assert that when they earn the wealth themselves, why they should spend it on someone else's instructions and not at their own free will. And whoever displays miserliness cannot harm Allah^-SWT‘s Din in any way; rather harms himself, as Allaah^-SWT is without any need for anybody's wealth or obedience. And O' mankind! It is you who are dependent on Him^-SWT in every affair of life. Even if all of you give up support for Islam and turn away Allaah^-SWT will choose another nation to embrace Islam, fight for its dominance with total devotion to the Holy Prophet^-SW, and without ever turning away.

 

The Status of Imam Abu Hanifa^-RUA

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Abu Huraira^-RAU reports that the Holy Prophet^-SW when asked as to who would replace them if the Companions^-RAU turn away from Islam? Patting the thigh of Hadhrat Salman Farsi^-RAU, he^-SW is reported to have said that it will be him and his nation who would reach out to acquire faith even if it existed in the galaxy. Shaikh Jalal ud Din Sayuti^-RUA asserts that Imam Abu Hanifa^-RUA and his colleagues personify this Hadith, as none amongst the Persians attained this lofty status in knowledge except them.