Socio Political Thought Of Shah WaliAllah Rahmatullahi Alaihi

294. Among these wonderful things also is that the martyr's soul is symbolised
in the body of a green bird. He is given the form of a bird
because he stands \~is-a-vi.r angels in the same relationship as animals
of earth, is-h-vis birds. Thus the qualities of the common genus appear
briefly in him, as the qualities of animals appear briefly in birds.
He is assigned green colour for its beautiful spectacle. Among these
wonderful things also is that the martyr's bounties and comforts are
reflected in the sustenance provided during his worldly existence in
the form of fruits and roasted meat.
295. Moreover, there was a need to distinguish the things that help refine
the soul from those that do not lend such help. Because the shari'ah
has been instituted for two main objectives, namely, to organise the
affairs of the people at the level of locality, state, and the universal
community and to perfect the souls spiritually.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) was asked: "There is a man who
fights for booties and there is yet another one who fights for fame.
Who of them is truly fighting in the way of God"? The Prophet
(peace be upon him), replied: "It is the one who fights so that the
word of God is exalted, he indeed is reckoned as fighting in the way
of ~od".'~"
In my opinion, as stated before, this is because deeds are bodies and
intentions are their spirits; and indeed the value of all deeds lies in
the intentions that motivate them. A body without spirit is worthless.
Nay, sometimes mere intentions may bear the fruits of actions
even without being supplemented by the actions in case the latter is
missed for any impediment caused by nature or necessity, without
any omission on the part of the subject. This is precisely the purport
of the Prophet's saying: "Indeed there are people in Madinah who
were by your side in every march you made forward, and in every
valley that you traversed, but they were detained behind by a valid
excuse".195 But if anyone stays behind from jihad, out of his own
omission, then he shall not be entitled to any reward, because no
intention existed on his part to join it. The Prophet (peace be upon
him) said: "Blessings are in the foreheads of horses".lg6 He also
said: "Good benefits are tied to the foreheads of horses till the Day
of Judgement in the form of reward and booty".lg7
296. It should also be noted that the Prophet (peace be upon him) has
been sent with the universal vicegerency. The supremacy of his Religion
over all other religions cannot be realized without jihad and