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    And Allah will surely support those who support Him. Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might. [al 

Hajj 22:40]

Allah - the Mighty and Majestic - explains in this noble ayah that He has sworn to help and give

victory to those who help Him. It is known that the help and victory of Allah comes by following

what He has prescribed, obeying His commend, avoiding His prohibitions, by helping His

Messengers and their followers, aiding His Religion and fighting against His enemies and

overpowering them - until the word of Allah is made uppermost, whilst the word of His enemies

is debased and mode low. Then Allah - the Most High, the Most Magnificent - explains the

characteristics of those whom He has promised would receive His help and victory,

distinguishing them from others. So He said - explaining those to whom He swore He would aid

and give victory to - because He is the one to aid and give victory:

   

[And they are] those who, if We give them authority in the land, establish prayer and give zakah and 

enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong. And to Allah belongs the outcome of [all] matters.[al Hajj 

22:41]

Do we fit in this category?

- About 300 people in a restive northern region of Algeria have joined a public lunch during

Ramadan to protest against what they say is persecution of people who refuse to observe the

religious fast. “"We called this gathering to denounce the inquisition and persecution of citizens

who, because of their beliefs, refuse to observe the fast.”

Let’s come closer to home… 

In 2007 Pew Research published a study on Muslims in America. For those that don’t know Pew,

It’s a 102 pages of sruveys and research.  Nearly 60,000 respondents were interviewed to find a

representative sample of Muslims. Interviews were conducted in Arabic, Urdu and Farsi, as wellas English. This is some of what they found:

- It is projected that there are 2.35 million Muslims nationwide. Of the Muslism that were

surveyed… 

8% believe the Quran is a book written by men!

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 Allah has promised those who have believed among you and done righteous deeds that He will surely 

grant them succession [to authority] upon the earth just as He granted it to those before them [al Noor 

24:55]

O you who have believed, if you support Allah, He will support you and plant firmly your feet. [Muhammad 

47:7] 

- This verse is proof that there is no promise from Allah of His help, except by establishing the

Prayer, paying the Zakah, enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil. So it is these

whom Allah will establish upon the earth and will strengthen His Word through them. However,

those who do not establish the salah, nor pay the Zakah, nor enjoin the good nor forbid the evil,

then there is no promise for them from Allah that He will aid and grant them victory. They are

not from His party, nor are they his friends - those who have the promise of His help and victory.

Rather, they are the party of Shaytan and his friends. So if they were to expect the help of Allah

and the fulfillment of His promise upon them, then their example is like that of a hired worker 

who refuses to do the labor that he was hired for, yet he expects to be rewarded. So whosoever is

like this, then he has no intellect! 

- When Amr ibn al ' Aas fought against the Romans in Shaam. the Muslims numbered 8,000 andthe Romans were 100,000. the Romans attacked suddenly and surround the Muslims....(being

surrounded meant utter defeat).- there was a Sahabi by the name of Waathila bin Athqa said the

situation was such that they would not even recite poetry (Arabs known to recite poetry in

 battle)...and all 8,000 had the words "Ya Rabba Muhammad, Unsur Ummata Muhammad!" [O

Lord of Muhammad ! Help the Ummah of Muhammad ]Abdullah ibn Umar says the sun was covered and I say the sky ripped open and an army of 

horsemen descended on white Burraaq, spears in hand, wearing Amamahs. There was one

horseman in front of all of them and said "Abshiru Ya ummata Muhammad, Faqad

atakumAllah binNasri" [O Ummah of Muhammad , Indeed Allah has come to

your aid]. They descended and disappeared from eyesight and the 100,000 Romans began to

flee....

- There was a time when two sentences were enough. Our condition today is such that on the29th of Ramadan the Imam in Haram is making dua, you have hundreds of thousands of people

saying Ameen behind him and yet the doors of the Heavens are closed...

  He is the Living One. There is no deity save Him. So pray to Him, making religion pure for Him[only]. Praise be to God, the Lord of the Universe! [al Ghaafir 40:61-65]