Signs of ar-Rahman - Hoor al-Ayn

Allaah is better than the world andwhatever it contains”has vanished from the minds of the Islamic Economists and DeeniUstaads.Another Hadith has it,“Guard-duty of a day in the Path of Allaah is better that athousand days in some other act.”And yet another Hadith,“Jannah lies under the Shadow of the Swords.”One visit to the lands of Jihaad, by the help of Allaah Ta’ala, will besufficient to transform any Muslim into a mountain of enthusiasm andcourage, so much so that he will keep Shahaadat and Jihaad in mind -- inhis sleep and wakefulness.The Hadith says:“One who sincerely asks Allaah Ta’ala for Shahaadat[martyrdom], Allaah Ta’ala will grant him the position of theShuhadaa, even though he may pass away on his bed”Allaah Ta’ala proclaims in the Qur’aan:If you do not come out in Jihaad then he will inflict upon youa painful punishment, and He will substitute you with anothernation besides you, and you will not be able to harm HimAllaah Ta’ala, by abstaining from Jihaad in the least bit AndAllaah Ta’ala is Most Powerful over everything.Those who abandon Jihaad await a misfortune in this world even beforethe Aakhirah. The Hadith states:“One who has neither fought nor has he equipped a fighter,nor substituted a fighter by remaining behind and seeing tothe affairs of the fighters’ families with goodness, then AllaahTa’ala will impose upon him a calamity before the day ofQiyaamah.”Will the Muslims wake up? Will they take heed?Do they not see that they are put into trials every year, once ortwice, then too they do not make Taubah turn unto Allaah Ta68