Guidance - Has Victory Been late?

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by Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi (may Allah swt preserve him)

There is question that arises sometimes after a year has passed since the revolution began, with months passing as if today is tomorrow and yesterday is today.

As some people like to talk about victory as right granted to them or inherited and must therefore be given to them without any efforts or struggle. They do not mind having it on a plate of gold.I say: victory is a right that is earned and attained, and is not given but after by jihad and patience and is not reached but through sacrifice.

No one is qualified for victory through fear and laziness nor by wishful thinking and hopes, but by courage, altruism and struggle.

One year of Jihad is a short period of time for someone who accepted to live for forty years under humility and oppression without changing anything.

One year of supporting Allah does not compare to fifty years of heedlessness from Allah and failure to support his religion.

The answer that solves the problem is summed up in one word:

Victory is not late; our work for is late.

The struggle is from us and the victory is from Him; the former is a result of the latter. This is a Divine Law in the universe.

He told us about it in the Holy Quran when He said: "If ye help Allah, Allah God will you!"

In His words, "If ye help" He points out to our duty of work for to Allah, in Allah and for Allah. This is the support for religion, for blood and wealth, for the oppressed and the humiliated.

In His word, "He Will Give you victory" glad tidings coming fro Him even when we are few in numbers, weak or lack the means.

And between understanding His signals and His tidings the balance has been broken. We kept busying ourselves in what He promised us while we forgot what He demanded from us. No wonder we have reached this state, begging for victory without efforts and wanting a change with no sacrifices.

I am not talking about the position of individuals, but I am talking about the position of a nation and a people, Moving to overthrow the regime is still limited to a select group of people of conscience and courage, and the rest of the masses are yet waiting and waiting.

We want these masses to come out in millions to participate in the uprising waiting and fulfill their duties of support.

In a nutshell, victory is linked to every individual in this country feeling the necessity to work hard and struggle day and night till we reach a moment when we are qualified for victory.

Then, we can see victory very close to us, which is a reality Allah told us about: {Your support from Allah is imminent}.

This will not happen, as we see it, except when the throats of the silent people shouts in the streets "Death but not humiliating".

It will happen when hundreds of thousands of people sets out to the streets of Damascus saying in loud voices Allah-u Akbar, Allah-u Akbar. Then and only then, our eyes shall have the pleasure of seeing victory

[abu turaub]

Does this mean the 'New Mardin Declaration' is now mansook?

[At-Ta'if]

The struggle is from us and the victory is from Him; the former is a result of the latter...

Should it not be 'the latter is a result of the former', meaning victory results from struggle?

I think that is what the sheikh meant; probably just an error.