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

The teaching of these principles to individuals opens a wide vista before their eyes for
creativity and perhaps extraordinary leaders will emerge from among them who will write
their theories in books of modern history, especially since the books of this art in our time
ignore the fact that most of its fundamental principles were taken from the ways of our
forefathers.
Here I will mention some examples related to a few of the principles in order to sharpen the
mind and clarify the importance of following these principles in order to improve the
efficacy of our military actions.
— There is an important principle which states, "If regular armies concentrate in one place
they lose control. Conversely, if they spread out, they lose effectiveness".
The first half of this principle directs us to focus our military operations on creating a
disturbance in the balance between the conglomeration of the forces of the enemy and their
dispersion. The meaning of the first half (of the principle) is that when we target something,
it is impossible for the enemy to put massive amounts of forces in this place. And if they
do, they will lose control when the first shot is fired and their forces will hit each other.
Therefore, the enemy will put in place forces that are commensurate with the nature and size
of the location. Thus, we must know the nature and types of locations in which the size of
the enemy's forces enables us to prepare a force to attack it, because it is impossible for the
enemy to increase its forces within it. Likewise, we learn, in the first half (of the principle),
of the importance of learning the art of choosing the location of the clash with the enemy
under any time or circumstances when a clash is imposed upon us. As for the second half of
the principle, it is the most important and has an effect on the first half. (The second half