In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

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And the day of Hunain Urgent message to the revolutionaries of Libya

by Shiekh Husain Bin Mahmud

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Praise is to Allah, the one and only Support and Victor, and peace and blessings upon the master of the Prophets and the Commander of the bright-faced, and on his family and companions as a whole and those who followed them with righteousness until the Day of Judgment. To proceed. This is an urgent message to our revolutionary brothers in Libya, those who have removed the dress of idleness and clinging and have adorned the dress of honor and life. O honorable brothers: Allah the Almighty has certain established ways that do not change, and certain laws on Earth that are eternal. These ways are renewed through the renewal of circumstances and situations with the passage of time, so it is a must for the believers to know these ways in order to learn how to use them, as in the saying of Allah the Almighty: And if those [Makkans] who disbelieve had fought you, they would have turned their backs [in flight]. Then they would not find a protector or a helper. [This is] the established way of Allah which has occurred before. And never will you find in the way of Allah any change. (Al Fath : 22-23) Or work on how to avoid its cause, as in the saying of Allah the Almighty: Allah has already given you victory in many regions and [even] on the day of Hunayn, when your great number pleased you, but it did not avail you at all, and the earth was confining for you with its vastness; then you turned back, fleeing. (At Tawbah 25) So the believers must know that the outcome of war is never by numbers and ammunition, instead destiny is in the hands of Allah. Caution does not benefit people if destiny is not with them, for victory is from Allah alone, and the victor is the one whom He grants victory, and the losers are those who Allah has failed.

If Allah should aid you, no one can overcome you; but if He should forsake you, who is there that can aid you after Him? And upon Allah let the believers rely. (Aal Imran 160) Indeed in the story of Hunain is a lesson for he who has heart or listens with sound understanding. When the Muslims entered Mecca and demolished the idols around the Kaaba, the Hawazin heard of it, and its leader Malik bin Awf an Nasri gathered people to fight the Muslims, even though the Muslims were stronger in number and ammunition. It was a decisive battle for this leader and his soldiers, who brought even their women and children so that every person would fight defending his family and sons. The Prophet (peace be upon him) needed ammunition for this dangerous battle, and he rented 100 shields from Safwan Ibn Umaiyah, who was then an unbeliever. It is related in the Hadith of Anas bin Malik - may Allah be pleased with him - that when the people of Mecca and Medina gathered on the day of Hunain, their numbers pleased them, and they said, today by Allah we wont be defeated for we have united, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) hated what they said, of their being pleased with their numbers (Hakim and classed as Sahih). The Muslims were 12,000 in this battle while the disbelievers were 4,000. So some of the Muslims were pleased with their numbers and they said today we shall not be defeated due to outnumbering (the enemy), but when the two parties met - and the Muslims relied upon their numbers and weapons - Hawazin ambushed them with an attack like that of a single man, and the people were rendered unmindful of anything. The Prophet (peace be upon him) moved away towards the right, and started calling the Muslims: Come to me O people, Come to me, I am the Messenger of Allah, I am Muhammad Ibn Abdullah, I am the Messenger, it is not a lie, I am the son of the son of Abdul Mutallib, Ya to the Muhajireen, Ya to the Ansar. And in the beginning of the matter there wasnt anyone who would respond to him!!!! The great companions from the Migrants and the Ansar and the people of the house remained with the Prophet (it is said that they were 80 men), and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) began to spur his mule towards the disbelievers. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), said to Abbas: O Abbas call out to the people of al-Samura. Abbas (who was a man with a loud voice) called out at the top of the voice: Where are the people of Samura? (Abbas said:) And by God, when they heard his voice, they came back as cows come back to their calves, and said: We are present, we are present! They began to fight the infidels. Then there was a call to the Ansar. Those (who called out to them) shouted: O ye party of the Ansar! O party of the Ansar! Banu alHarith b. al-Khazraj were the last to be called. Those (who called out to them) shouted: O Banu Al-Harith b. al-Khazraj! O Banu Harith b. al-Khazraj! And the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) who was riding on his mule looked at their fight with his

neck stretched forward and said: This is the time when the fight is raging hot. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) took (some) pebbles and threw them in the face of the infidels. Then he said, Return, may these faces be deformed. There was no one among the enemy whose eyes were not filled with the dust from this handful. So they turned back fleeing. And Allah the Exalted and Glorious defeated them, and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) distributed their booty among the Muslims. This glorious battle, mighty in its details and rich in its lessons and rulings, is the same repetition of battles occurring over the passage of history between truth and falsehood, for truth is ever victorious if its people are on the right path, and falsehood is always defeated because Allah dislikes it. But if the people of truth falter and become reliant on self and ammunition and further themselves from absolute trust in Allah the Almighty, the round comes upon them until they revise themselves and ascertain how victory comes and how defeat occurs. This is why Omar Bin Al Khattab - may Allah be pleased with him - used to teach his commanders this immortal truth which he learned practically in the battle of Hunain and say: You are victorious by your obedience to Allah, and by the disobedience of your enemies to Him, and if you both become similar in disobedience theirs will be the victory over you. The fight of the people of truth was never reliant on numbers and ammunition, instead it was purely reliant on Allah, and if the believers forget this great reality and sleep upon it, the awakening from it would be harsh, difficult and costly. O revolutionaries of Libya What we hear today on the TV channels from statements, and what we hear of implications, is all from the destructors. And your delay by Allah - from entering Banul Waleed, Sabha and Sart is from nothing except due to your pride over your numbers and ammunition, at a time when you are in the greatest need of remembrance of Allah and asking for His victory. The genius defiant commander Nur ad deen Mahmud Zinki - may Allah have mercy on him - used to move away from his army and throw himself on the earth and dust himself upon it, and dig his face in the soil, saying: O Allah, grant victory to your religion and dont grant victory to Mahmud, who is Mahmud the dog to be given victory!! His victories were miracles according to military statistics, and he never ever relied upon his numbers or ammunition, because he knew that the victory granted in the previous battle could also cause his defeat in the coming battle if he relied upon himself or his army.

It is the eternal battle of Hunain, that Allah the Almighty narrated to us to show us His verses and ways: Truly Allah has given you victory on many battle fields, and on the Day of Hunain (battle) when you rejoiced at your great number, but it availed you naught and the earth, vast as it is, was straitened for you, then you turned back in flight. (Taubah : 25) So O gathering of revolutionaries, you were granted victory on several occasions (in Benghazi and Tabraq and Tarablus and others) but you stopped at Sart and Banul Waleed as your numbers and your ammunition pleased you. And by Allah it shall not help you in anything, and the earth will become constrained upon you with all its width if you do not look into your matter, and stand during your night, and humble yourself before your Lord, and dust your face, and knock the doors of the skies with the arrows of Dua - following your Messenger who said in the battle of Hunain: O Allah fulfill for me what you promised me. And Allah fulfilled His promise to him, and confirmed His slave and defeated the allies all alone. Verily the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) were the best of companions for the best of Prophets, and the best of the Ummah from the people, yet they were not victorious until they answered the call of the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and left all their contact with this world. Then Allah did send down His Sakinah (calmness, tranquility and reassurance) on the Messenger (Muhammad ,) and on the believers, and sent down forces (angels) which you saw not, and punished the disbelievers. Such is the recompense of disbelievers. (Taubah : 26) Sadee said - may Allah have mercy on him - and the Sakeenah is what Allah instills in the hearts at times of worries and quakes and troubles, that which strengthens it and cools it and makes it tranquil, and they are from the greatest of bounties of Allah on His slaves {and sent down forces (angels) which you saw not} and they are the Angels which Allah sent down as a support to the Muslims on the day of Hunain which made them firm and gave them glad tidings of victory {and punished the disbelievers}. With defeat and death and capture by the Muslims of their women, children and wealth {Such is the recompense of disbelievers}, Allah punishes them in this world, and then returns them on the Last Day to the severest of punishments.

These moments are decisive in the history of your fight with the tyrant Gaddafi which cannot be weighed by your numbers or your ammunition, and you are not dearer to Allah than the companions of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), so fear Allah in your hearts for they overturn more than what you expect. The front line commanders should order their soldiers to be cautious and careful against transgressions and sins more than their caution against the missiles of Gaddafi and his grenades, and that they should be more careful of committing mistakes than they should be of the shots of the snipers and mercenaries. The commanders should incite their soldiers towards remembrance and Dua and humility before Allah the Almighty, and remind them about the reality of victory and its source, and the reality of the battle they are fighting, and they should teach their soldiers that there is no victory without reliance on Allah in the right manner. The believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned, feel a fear in their hearts and when His Verses (this Qur'an) are recited unto them, they (i.e. the Verses) increase their Faith; and they put their trust in their Lord (Alone). (Anfaal : 2) The one who reflects on this great verse finds that it joins between the sources of victory and establishment, so let the Mujahideen inscribe it on their hearts, and dig it in their minds and bite upon it with their teeth and live it in their reality. Remember Allah greatly and recite the Quran and repent and seek Allahs forgiveness, and be regretful and humble between the hands of Allah, and water your land with your tears before your blood. And be sure that the victory of Allah is not delayed except due to some sin or error, for you released the cities and villages and you were fewer in numbers than you are today. No one can guarantee that the rounds may not turn over you and that Gaddafi will become the victor in this war, if you do not return to your Lord, for how many are the tyrants who won against their nations except due to their sins and errors. And with Allah is the matter beforehand and after, and to Him is the return, so be reliant upon Him and return to Him, and repent to Him all together O believers so that you may be successful. O Allah, grant victory to the Mujahedeen in Libya over their enemy Dont make them reliant on their sayings and doings, and be merciful upon them and be for them and not against them O Allah, make them from the believers who remember You and fear You and rely on You truly, and make them, O Allah, from the repenting worshippers who fear and obey You O Allah, make them from those who are the victors before You, those who are deserving of Your victory O Allah, reveal upon them your

victory, O Lord of the worlds O Allah, reveal upon them your victory and make them steadfast and shake the earth from below the feet of their enemies, O Victory granter O Helper! And Allah knows best and peace and blessings of Allah on our Prophet Muhammad and on his family and companions altogether.

Written by Sheikh Husain bin Mahmud Translated by Dar Al Murabiteen Publications Remember us in your prayers