BY ER.ABID RASHID.

"We hope in Allah most high, to
whom be praise, who leads the hearts
of Muslims to calm what torments
them and ruins their
prosperity."Where is the sense of
honor of Muslims? The pride of
Believers? The Zeal of the Faithful?"We
shall never cease to be amazed at
how the disbelievers for their part
have shown trusts, and it is the
Muslims who have been lacking in
zeal. Not one of them has responded
to the call. Not one intervenes to
straighten what is distorted; but
observe how far the Franks have gone
what unity they have achieved. What
aims they pursue. What help they
have given. What sums of money they
have borrowed and spent. What
wealth they have collected and
distributed and divided amongst
them. There is not a King left in their
lands or islands, not a lord or a rich
man who has not competed with his
neighbors to produce more support
and rival his peers in strenuous
military efforts. In defense of their
religion they consider it a small thing
to spend life and soul; and they have
kept their infidel brothers supplied
with arms and champions of war; and
all they have done and all their
generosity has been purely out of zeal
for him they worship in jealous
defense of their faith."The Muslims on
the other hand are weak and
demoralized; they have become
negligent and lazy, the victims of
unproductive stupefaction and
completely lacking in enthusiasm. If ,
Allah forbid, Islam should draw rein,
obscure her splendor, blunt her
sword, there would be no one, east or
west, far or near who would blaze the
zeal for Allah's religion, or choose to
come to the aid of truth against
error."This is the moment to cast off
laziness, to summon from far and
near all those men who have blood in
their veins; but we are confident (he
speaks about himself and the small
party of believers who began with
him and then became a large party);
but we are confident, thanks to Allah-
Alhamdulillah-in the Help that will
come from him and entrust ourselves
to him in sincerity of purpose and
deepest devotion."Insha Allah, the
disbelievers shall perish and the
faithful have a sure deliverance."-
Salahuddin Ayyubi 12 CE