love and hate for other than the religion of Allah? How heinous is this falsehood, and how bad is this way of life! The Qur'an calls to take the believers as supporters and the disbelievers as enemies wherever and whoever they are, however, the law of Arab Nationalism refuses this and goes against it: Say, "Do you know better or does Allâh (knows better ... that they all were Muslims)? He (Glorified be He) also says: O you who believe! Take not My enemies and your enemies (i.e. disbelievers and polytheists) as friends, showing affection towards them
And whosoever of you (Muslims) does that, then indeed he has gone (far) astray from the Straight Path.
The system of Nationalism says that all of them are supporters and allies; Muslims and disbelievers among them, whereas, Allah says: He (Allâh) has ordained for you the same religion (Islâmic Monotheism) which He ordained for Nûh (Noah), and that which We have revealed to you (O Muhammad ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭ ﺳﻠﻢ), and that which We ordained for Ibrâhîm (Abraham), Mûsâ (Moses) and 'Isâ (Jesus) saying you should establish religion (i.e. to do what it orders you to do practically), and make no divisions in it (religion) (i.e. various sects in religion).
Indeed there has been an excellent example for you in Ibrâhîm (Abraham) and those with him, when they said to their people: "Verily, we are free from you and whatever you worship besides Allâh: we have rejected you, and there has started between us and you hostility and hatred for ever until you believe in Allâh Alone"
You (O Muhammad ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ) will not find any people who believe in Allâh and the Last Day, making friendship with those who oppose Allâh and His Messenger (Muhammad ﺻـﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴـﻪ ﻭﺳـﻠﻢ), even though they were their fathers or their sons or their brothers or their kindred (people).
The law of Nationalism, or in other words, the law of its callers, says: Remove religion from Nationalism, separate religion from the state and gather together around yourselves and your Nationalism in order to obtain your interests and retain your glories. It is as if Islam stands in their way and hinders them from their glories. By Allah, this is ignorance, confusion and a reversal of the issue, Exalted are You, O Allah, this is a great slander.
On the other hand, the Ayahs which indicate the obligation to support the believers to take disbelievers as enemies and warn against abandoning the believers are many and cannot be hidden from the people of the Qur'an, and therefore, it does not befit us to mention all of them in detail. Moreover, how can it be possible in the mind of a soundminded person to have Abu Jahl, Abu Lahab, 'Uqbah ibn Abu Mu`ayt, AnNadir ibn AlHarith and their likes from the valiant of the disbelievers during the time of the Prophet
(peace be upon him) and those after him until now as brothers and supporters of Abu Bakr, `Umar, `Utham, `Aly, all other companions and those who followed their path from among the Arabs until now. By Allah, this is a sheer falsification and grievous ignorance. The law of Nationalism and its system necessitates this and requires it, even if some of its callers deny it out of ignorance or out of negligence and confusion, and therefore, there is no might and no power except with Allah, the Most High, the Most Great.
Allâh has promised those among you who believe and do righteous good deeds, that He will certainly grant them succession to (the present rulers) in the land, as He granted it to those before them, and that He will grant them the authority to practise their religion which He has chosen for them (i.e. Islâm). And He will surely give them in exchange a safe security after their fear (provided) they (believers) worship Me and do not associate anything (in worship) with Me.
And, verily, Our Word has gone forth of old for Our slaves, the Messengers, That they verily would be made triumphant, And that Our hosts! they verily would be the victors.
Thus, Allah (Glorified be He) promised His slaves from among the Messengers and His soldiers, the believers support and victory and their succession on earth and establishing their religion, and Allah is Truthful in His promise, (This is) the Promise of Allâh: and Allâh does not fail in (His) Promise. However, this promise is not achieved sometimes because of the shortcomings of Muslims and their lacking of fulfilling what Allah has obligated them of belief in Him and supporting His religion as what happens nowadays.
And whatever of misfortune befalls you, it is because of what your hands have earned. And He pardons much. (See the Qur'ân Verse 35:45).
Thus, it is an obligation upon Arabs and others whether the rulers and the ruled to repent to Allah (Glorified be He), to hold fast to His Din (religion) of Islam, to advise each other with the truth, to establish the judgment of His Law, to strive hard in His Cause and to be upright in that. If they do that, they will be able to achieve victory, to defeat the enemy and to be established on earth, even if our number and equipment are less.
O you who believe! Take your precautions And: And make ready against them all you can of power