01-12-2009, 11:23 PM
Bismillah
O you who believe! When you meet those who disbelieve, in a battle-field, never turn your backs to them.*And whoever turns his back to them on such a day - unless it be a stratagem of war, or to retreat to a troop (of his own), - he indeed has drawn upon himself wrath from Allah. And his abode is Hell, and worst indeed is that destination!*You killed them not, but Allah killed them. And you (Muhammad) threw not when you did throw but Allah threw, that He might test the believers by a fair trial from Him. Verily, Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower.*This (is the fact) and surely, Allah weakens the deceitful plots of the disbelievers." (Quran 8: 15-17)
And obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not dispute (with one another) lest you lose courage and your strength depart, and be patient. Surely, Allah is with those who are As-Saabirin (the patient ones, etc.). (Quran 8:46)
Are we doing all of this, as a whole Muslim nation?? What is happening around us is not but symptoms to the ailment we are all suffering, each one of us on the individual level is responsible somehow or the other. On the collective level, we need to really ask about the Niyah of those who are fighting, is it in the name of Allah or seeking power?