abu-bakr-naji-the-management-of-savagery-the-most-critical-stage-through-which-the-umma-will-pass

of residents will take us by surprise. The regions of savagery should be managed by us and
by the people who live in them. So that we can further clarify this point, we will talk about it
on the basis of the primary doubt which occupies the minds of some of the youth.
We used to be in a situation which caused hopelessness and gave birth to doubts which
induce an affection for peace and avoidance of trial—I am also guilty of that and I asked
God for steadfastness. One of the brothers said to me at that time: "This is not the way that
will take us to our goals. Assuming that we get rid of the apostate regimes today, who will
take over the ministry of agriculture, trade, economics, etc.?"
I automatically said to him: Abu Sufyan, `Ikrama, and so forth. [These are early enemies of
Muhammad who later converted to Islam]. He did not understand what I meant and I left
him to think about it. Perhaps at that time I gave him an insufficient answer. The complete
answer is that his question and his doubt are based on the notion that the battle is a quick
strike, which arises from a deficient understanding of jihad. Likewise, perhaps (his question)
was due to his impure reasons for engaging in jihad. We beseech God for forgiveness and
vigor for us all and to grant us clemency.
The leadership appears during a long journey—a journey of limbs, blood, and corpses.
Second, it is not a prerequisite that the mujahid movement has to be prepared especially for
agriculture, trade, and industry. One even sees that the movements and the parties which
come to power in the world govern on the basis of their political constituents. They appoint
ministers from within the party or the movement for managing the different ministries and
for taking charge of general policy for each ministry in accordance with the general policy of