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while others hold that only states with material resources that have built expensive and
majestic fortresses can successfully meet foreign aggression.
The third group maintain that it is only through devout prayer that a nation can escape
disaster. And, there is no doubt that the belief of the third group is the most sound
because we know that true safety lies in a deep sense of religious devotion and that
Allah does not withhold protection from men if they steadfastly trust in His Mercy and
pray for His Mercy.
Others might fall into the harsh crisis but the fakirs with their prayers must not fall. If
they work perfectly in accordance with the Planning Will of the All Powerful Lord, they
would acquire immense power. It may sound absurd to those who suppose that strength
and power are to be found only in great armies and equipment, or in scientific
achievements, or in the vastness of economic resources, but as Islamic history reveals
their fakirs, who did almost nothing other than making their souls stainless mirrors for
Allah, yearning upward in fellowship with Him, made the most effective contribution to
the defense of their country against foreign aggression. It is not the might of the armed
forces that save a nation from destruction, it is the humble and ardent devotion of a pure
heart that can completely liquidate the forces of darkness of all forms and build a new
majestic fortresses can successfully meet foreign aggression.
The third group maintain that it is only through devout prayer that a nation can escape
disaster. And, there is no doubt that the belief of the third group is the most sound
because we know that true safety lies in a deep sense of religious devotion and that
Allah does not withhold protection from men if they steadfastly trust in His Mercy and
pray for His Mercy.
Others might fall into the harsh crisis but the fakirs with their prayers must not fall. If
they work perfectly in accordance with the Planning Will of the All Powerful Lord, they
would acquire immense power. It may sound absurd to those who suppose that strength
and power are to be found only in great armies and equipment, or in scientific
achievements, or in the vastness of economic resources, but as Islamic history reveals
their fakirs, who did almost nothing other than making their souls stainless mirrors for
Allah, yearning upward in fellowship with Him, made the most effective contribution to
the defense of their country against foreign aggression. It is not the might of the armed
forces that save a nation from destruction, it is the humble and ardent devotion of a pure
heart that can completely liquidate the forces of darkness of all forms and build a new