Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume II — Page 37
37 in one way appl y to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa but i n another way, today each Pakistani indi vidual should keep in mind the words, “ S ur e ly we have granted thee abundance of good. ” God has g iven you an independent country , which now gives you the chance to implement the pathways set by Islam. Now, it is time for Muslims to carry out the second part : E َﻓ َﺼ ِّﻞ ِﻟ َﺮ ِّﺑ َﻚ َو ا ۡﻧ َﺤ ۡﺮ So pray to thy Lord and offer sacrifice. They should pray to God and bring about worship and make their lives Islamic li v e s. A t the same time , they should be prepared to make any sacrifice to safeguard the honor of their country, nation, and religion. If Muslims practice these two things, then Allah promise s them, ِا َّن َﺷ ﺎ ِﻧ َﺌ َﻚ ُﻫ َﻮ ا َۡﻻ ۡﺑ َُرت Surely, y our enemy will be without issue. The enemy who wish es to annihilate them will himself b e annihilated. The enemy, who desires to destroy them , will himself be destroyed. I n exchange for the blessing of that kauthar which He has granted them, Allah desires only two things from them. The first is that they reform their faith and keep themselves immersed in the worship of Allah, pra yer , and remembrance of Alla h. S econdly , that they offer all kinds of sacrifices for the sake of their faith and religion. When they will do this , Allah says, “Your enemy is without issue. ” Think not that you are few. Think not that you are weak. If you stand up, keeping in mind this passion, this ideology , and this faith , know that your God is not dishonorable. He is not disloyal. He will not leave you until He destroys this tremendous enemy who has attacked you , until [the enemy] is demolished and obliterated. It is a very s hort S urah. However, the na tional rights and responsibilities the Surah details, and the ways and means in which to gain Allah’ s help a s written in this Surah, should be kept in mind by all Pakistanis today. Particularly, each Ahmadi should deliber ate over the meaning of this chapter and live his life as a practical model of this chapter. Due to the fact that the Ahmadiyya Jama'at has taken a vow with