بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

12 Ramadhan

How the Brave Shine During Adversity!

Bravery is one of the noblest characteristics for the Muslim to acquire, whether he is the advocate of the Khilafah, striving for the resumption of Islam as a way of life, or the sincere officer in the armed forces, granting the Nussrah (Material Support) to secure the return of the Khilafah on the Method of the Prophethood. It is the sign of strength and restoring the dignity of the Ummah which depends on it. Bravery is the quality of those who are strong and neither intimidated by men nor situations, those who are neither weak nor feeble, those who fear neither loss of property nor limb nor even life itself. RasulAllah (saaw) was the first to allay the fears of his charge, through personal bravery. Anas narrated regarding RasulAllah (saaw)

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَحْسَنَ النَّاسِ وَأَجْوَدَ النَّاسِ وَأَشْجَعَ النَّاسِ، وَلَقَدْ فَزِعَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَانْطَلَقَ النَّاسُ قِبَلَ الصَّوْتِ، فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُمُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدْ سَبَقَ النَّاسَ إِلَى الصَّوْتِ وَهْوَ يَقُولُ ‏«لَنْ تُرَاعُوا، لَنْ تُرَاعُوا»‏‏

“The Prophet (saaw) was the best among the people (both in shape and character) and was the most generous of them, and was the bravest of them. Once, during the night, the people of Medina got afraid (of a sound). So the people went towards that sound, but the Prophet (saaw) having gone to that sound before them, met them while he was saying,

‏«لَنْ تُرَاعُوا، لَنْ تُرَاعُوا»

“Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid.’”[Bukhari].