The Holy War — Page 92
92 themselves to be not-saved and Hell-bound—ask anyone and see. In fact, when asked, a person belonging to any nation will say that the people of his race or religion have attained the salvation of the highest order. This being the case, how could this matter be settled? So, for this determination to be possible, God Almighty has established the signs of the real and perfectly faithful and of those who have truly and perfectly attained salvation and has declared their distinctive charac- teristics so the world should not remain in doubt. Thus, from amongst those signs, mention is made of some signs herein below: ُمُهَل ۤاَلَا َّنِا َءٓاَيِلْوَا ِهّٰللا اَل ٌفْوَخ ْمِهْيَلَع َو اَل ْمُه َنْوُنَزْحَي ۰۰َنْيِذَّلَا اْوُنَمٰا َو اْوُناَك َنْوُقَّتَي ۰۰ — ىٰرْشُبْلا يِف ِةوٰيَحْلا اَيْنُّدلا َو يِف ِةَرِخٰاْلا اَل َلْيِدْبَت ِتٰمِلَكِل ِهّٰللا َكِلٰذ َوُه ُزْوَفْلا ُمْيِظَعْلا۰۰ 1 (Pt. 11, R. 12, S u rah Y u nus) Meaning: Behold! Those people who are the friends of God Almighty have no fear, nor shall they grieve. Those are indeed the ones who have believed—that is to say, they became obedient to Allah and His Messenger—and then, kept to righteousness. For them are glad tid- ings in the present life and also in the Hereafter—meaning that God Almighty will continue to give glad tidings to them through dreams, and revelations, and visions—there is no changing the promises of Allah, and this indeed is the supreme triumph that has been appointed for them; Meaning that, through this triumph they shall be set apart from the others. And those who have not truly attained salvation will be unable to speak when they face them. Then, at another place, God Almighty states: ُنْحَن ْمُكُؤٰٓيِلْوَا يِف ِةوٰيَحْلا اَيْنُّدلا َو يِف ِةَرِخٰاْلا١ۚ َو ْمُكَل اَهْيِف اَم ْۤيِهَتْشَت َّنِا َنْيِذَّلا اْوُلاَق اَنُّبَر ُهّٰللا َّمُث اْوُماَقَتْسا ُلَّزَنَتَت ُمِهْيَلَع ُةَكِٕىٰٓلَمْلا اَّلَا اْوُفاَخَت َو اَل اْوُنَزْحَت َو اْوُرِشْبَا ِةَّنَجْلاِب ْيِتَّلا ْمُتْنُك َنْوُدَعْوُت ۰۰ 2 (Pt. 24, R. 18)— ْمُكُسُفْنَا َو ْمُكَل اَهْيِف اَم َنْوُعَّدَت۰۰ اًلُزُن ْنِّم ٍرْوُفَغ ٍمْيِحَّر۰۰ 1. S u rah Y u nus, 10:63–65 [Publisher] 2. S u rah Ha M i m as-Sajdah, 41:31–32 [Publisher]