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

Zeal may be subdued at first, then wither, fade away, and die. If it dies, the human changes
into a rigid corpse that can do neither right nor wrong, or, as it says in the hadith, his face
was not altered one day out of anger—i.e. burning with anger—towards God.
The cowards believe that cowardice is resoluteness.
That is the deception of the base nature.
Long patience in the face of unbelief while you are absorbed in your fatal secrecy leads every
day to further accommodation with the tyrannical Jahiliyya and finally to intimacy with it,
which distorts the innate nature and corrupts one's vision.
Secrecy in the missionary activity of the Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon
him) was for a short period of time and it was quickly made public. Secrecy and caution are
necessary with the military company—"Take your precautions; then move forward in
companies" (Qur'an 4:71). Secrecy and caution are not what lead to paralysis, anxiety, and
death.
Likewise, battle and jihad in the path of God is what separates the leaders (from the rest) and
brings forth men through sacrifice. The destiny of Abu Bakr among Muslims, inasmuch as
his election was by pseudo-consensus, was not a coincidence or haphazard.
Rather,
momentous events brought forth Abu Bakr and sacrifice distinguished him (from others)
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and situations, trials, and calamities raised him up. Thus, `Umar said that on the day of
Tabuk [one of the battles that took place during the lifetime of the Prophet] he had brought