[STRONGEST PERSON IS THE ONE AVOIDS HIS SINS & CONTROLS HIS DESIRES]

One day the Holy #Prophet (pbuh) was passing through a street in #Medina. He saw a number of #youths who were engaged in a contents of lifting a heavy stone.

The Prophet asked if they would like him to act as a #judge of the contest. They eagerly agreed. Then the Prophet said,
"There is no need to lift the stone to see which of you is the #strongest. I can say that the strongest person is he who in his #desire for a #sin is able to control that desire. Such a person is truly a brave warrior."

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[JIHAD - STRIVING AGAINST SELF]

It is said that a #mujahid (one who engages in religious and spiritual struggle in the way of God) is one who combats the #self and fights against his or her #carnal desires.

Ali, peace be upon him, says,
"The bravest person is he who conquers his own desires."

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[FREE OR SLAVE?
BASHIR HAFI - A EMIGRANT FROM SIN]

In the time of Imam Musa #Kazim, peace be upon him, there was a man in Baghdad called Bashir Hafi who was a pleasure-loving aristocrat.
One day the Imam was passing by this man's house when a maid came out to leave the rubbish somewhere. At the same time, the sound of #music was heard from the house. It seemed that some kind of revelry was going on there. The Imam tauntingly asked whose house it was and whether or not the owner was a slave or a free man. The maid answered in surprise, "Don't you know? This is the house of Bashir Hafi. How could he be a slave?" The Imam said, "He must be #free to be engaged thus. If he were a #slave his conduct would be different. "
Then the Imam went on his way.

When the maid returned to the house, Bashir asked why she had been gone so long. She related the conversation she had with a man who, according to her, looked very #virtuous and religious. By her description, Bashir realized that it could not have been anyone but the Imam. He felt a sudden change of #heart and eagerly asked which direction he had taken. On being told, he ran out bare-footed and managed to catch up with the Imam. He fell at the Imam's feet, sobbing and admitted his interest in being a slave from that minute onward, a slave of #God. He #repented his past conduct and on returning home, threw away all the implements of revelry and began a life of virtue and #devotion. Thus he may be considered another #emigrant from #sin.

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[THIS VERSE IS DIRECTLY ADDRESSED TO ME - A BEAUTIFUL STORY OF EMIGRANT FUZEIL BIN IYAZ]

It has been said, " An #emigrant is one who abandons sins."
Is this meaning proper? If so, then all penitents in the world who avoid sin are emigrants.

Fuzeil bin Iyaz - An emigrant
Fuzeil was a thief at the beginning but a change of #heart made him reject all #sins and repent sincerely. Later he was known not only as a virtuous man but as a guide and teacher of others.

In his former days he climbed a wall to enter a house where as it happened a devout man kept awake praying and reading the #Quran. He heard the melodious voice of the man reading a verse of the Holy Quran.
When he heard it, sitting on the wall, he thought,
"It is a revelation addressed directly to me. Yes, oh God, it is time, this very moment."
He climbed down and from that moment on, he abandoned theft, drinking and gambling and whatever other #vices he had. He restored as much property as was possible and whatever other vices he had. He restored as much property as was possible to their owners and made up for all his missed acts of #worship. Thus, he was an emigrant from sin.

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[MIGRATION & JIHAD - IN QURAN & EARLY ISLAMIC HISTORY]

This matter is referred to in many verses of the #Quran.

The #Muslims of early Islam consisted of two groups:
The Emigrants (مهاجر)and the Companions (helpers) (انصار).

The Companions were in Medina and the Emigrants were those who left their town and Went to Medina.

#Migration and #jihad cannot be abrogated; both are permanent #decrees which conditions might at any time make necessary.

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[TWO PILLAR OF ISLAM - MIGRATION & STRIVING FOR GOD]

The holy religion of #Islam is based on the two pillars of #migration and #jihad (spiritual and religious struggle upon the way of God).
The #Quran sanctifies both matters and praises profoundly those who migrate.

Migration means leaving one's home and dwelling and Setting off for another #destination in order to save #religion and #faith.

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[HISTORICAL EVOLUTION - TWO APPROACHES]

#Historical evolution is interpreted in two different ways.
One method is known as the #materialistic or dialectic and the other is called human or #natural. In other words, in respect of historical evolution there exist two different approaches and two different ways of thinking.
According to each of them the great expectation assumes a different form and a distinctive nature.

We propose to explain these two ways of thinking, but only to the extent that they are related to the question of the #expectation and #hope for the #future.

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[QURAN & DESTINY OF NATIONS]

Surely Allah does not change the condition of a people unless and until they change their own
conduct, behaviour, customs and manners. (Surah al-R'ad 13:11).

If it is admitted that a society has its own nature, character and a living, growing and developing personality then the next question is, how is its evolution to be interpreted i.e. how does it #strive for a state of perfection?
We have already seen how the holy Qur'an lays stress on the #genuineness of society's personality and its evolutionary progress. We also know that there have been, and still are, other schools holding a similar view. Now we must find out how, from the viewpoint of the holy Qur'an and from these other schools of thought, history develops.
What are the #responsibilities of man in this respect and what part is he supposed to play?

What form should "The Great Expectation" assume is another closely related
subject which must be explored simultaneously.

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[QURAN - GOOD DEEDS & BAD DEEDS CAN DETERMINE PEOPLE'S DESTINY]

It (Quran) also draws attention to a point which is of #vital importance. It points out that the people, by looking at their #deeds and #behaviour, can find out for themselves whether a good or a bad #destiny awaits them, for the forces which determine the destiny are just a sequence of reactions set in motion by their own deeds.
In other words, particular #acts are always and invariably followed by particular #reactions.
Thus, though the course of history is ordained by the #Divine Will, the role of man as a #free agent is not eliminated.

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[QURAN - DESTINY OF THE NATIONS ARE NOT AFFECTED BY BLIND FORCE OF FATE]

It emphatically refutes the idea that #destiny can in any way be affected by the blind forces of #fate. Itclearly states that the destiny of nations is subject to and governed only by the firm and consistent laws of nature. It says
Are they waiting for the punishment which has been the lot of the earlier people. You will not find any change in Allah's way (of dealing with such people). (Surah al Fatir 35:43)

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