On the occasion of celebrating the anniversary
of the victory accomplished by the Islamic Resistance over the
Zionist enemy in the July war, the Religious Authority, Sayyed
Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah received a group of researchers from
Al-Ma'arif Al-Hikamya Institute, and discussed with them the
significance of this victory, from an intellectual, educational
and religious point of view.
The meaning of Divine Victory:
Q: The expression "Divine Victory" that was used
after the July war has led to a debate, through which some tried
to defame the image of this Victory. How does Your Eminence read
this victory in its perspectives?
A: Normally, every victory in any battle that
Muslims engage in against their enemies whose thought does not
meet with the line of belief that is open on Allah, is a
humanitarian victory in the materialistic meaning. That is
because the Mujahideen are the ones who engage in the battle
with all its severity and changing conditions. But, the issue is
that the Mukawim or the Muslim Mujahid enters the battle in an
intention of performing it as a prayer through which he comes
closer to Allah. That is because the deep meaning of the prayer
in the inner most of the Muslim person represents the ascension
of the soul of the pious person to Allah, as it was narrated in
some Hadiths (traditions). Hence, when performing his Jihadi
duty, the Mujahid does not live the spirit of fear and weakness
which will make him fall in any dangerous situation that he
might encounter, but rather he would be living the spirit of
loving Allah and satisfying Him. Since, this Jihadi movement
represents a kind of elevation to be closer to Allah, the Most
Exalted.
Therefore, the term "Divine Victory" is derived
from the nature of the spirit of the Mujahid who engages in the
battles that seek to support Allah, since he believes that in
this way he will be supporting the Islamic values, the goals
that Allah wants the Muslim to achieve, especially the values of
justice, good and freedom. Therefore, the Mujahid who enters the
battle sees that Allah is with him. That is what we inspire from
the Prophet's (p.) saying when he felt in the Hijra night that
he is endangered: "as he said to his friend, do not fear for
Allah is with us"
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This is also what we inspire from His saying,
while addressing the Mujahideen who were facing the enemy who
were greater than them in power and number: Those unto whom men
said: Lo! The people have gathered against you, therefore fear
them. (The threat of danger) but increased the faith of them and
they cried: Allah is Sufficient for us! Most Excellent is He in
Whom we trust! (3:173)
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The term "Divine Victory" is derived from the
nature of the spirit of the Mujahid who engages in the battles
that seek to support Allah, since he believes that in this way
he will be supporting the Islamic values
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The Mujahideen inspire the issue of the divine
victory from Allah's saying: "O ye who believe! If ye help
Allah, He will help you and will make your foothold firm"
(47:7). Thus, the Mujahid gains Allah's graces and mercy that
will grant him a power above his power and a movement above his
movement. Therefore, we give the Jihadi battle that the Mujahid
pious youth has lived, the meaning of Divine Victory, because
the Mujahid moves in the battle and directs all his powers
against the enemy while seeking Allah's graces and mercy.
Perhaps, that is what we inspire from what Imam Ali (a.s)
narrates in the battle of Badr, that from time to time, during
the battle, when Ali (a.s.) came to see the Prophet, he found
him prostrating and repeating the saying: "Oh Exalted, Oh
Mighty." As if the Prophet is asking Allah by His
Exaltedness and Mightiness to grant the Mujahideen in Badr, the
highest levels of victory and steadfastness.
The Badriyoun
Q: In the same context, Your Eminence used the
expression of the Badriyoun, to describe the Mujahideen during
the war. Why did you use this expression?
A: When I addressed the Mujahideen as Badriyoun,
it was not based on emotions, but on a balance I made between
the stand of the Mujahideen of Badr with the stand of the
Islamic Resistance men. Thus, when we study the battle of Badr,
we find that the polytheists were in a powerful position, while
Muslims were in a weak position and that "Quraish" used to win
any war it enters against any of their enemies. That is also
what we inspire from the stand of some Muslim Muhajireen who
said to the Prophet (a.s) when he asked their opinion about
whether to engage in war with Quraish or not: "Oh! Messenger of
Allah. That is "Quraish" which has never been conquered, meaning
that "Quraish" is going to win, so do not take a risk and do not
enter a battle against it.
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But, the victory of Muslims in Badr came to lay
the foundation of a new balance of power and to create a kind of
equity between the power of Quraish and the power of Muslims, in
which the Arabs started to feel that there are two powers in the
Arabian Peninsula, that is the power of Quraish and the power of
Islam.
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The victory of Muslims in Badr laid the
foundation of a new power for Muslims as well as the victory of
the Islamic Resistance laid the foundation of a new power for
the entire nation.
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Consequently, when we study the reality of the
Islamic Resistance's Mujahideen, we find that the atmosphere
that prevailed in the Arab and Islamic world concerning the
Arab-Israeli struggle or the Muslim-Israeli struggle we see that
there was one power which is the power of Israel completely
supported by America. That is because the Arabs and perhaps the
Muslims in general, used to feel that Israel will win any
battle, especially if it is waged by any Arab party, considering
that the Israeli army is the army that is never defeated.
In this way, the experience of the Islamic
Resistance entered a new stage, after the Islamic Resistance has
gained a previous victory in the year 2000, but in a gradual
manner that pressurized Israel by fits and starts, and through
the small battles here and there, until Israel felt that it will
not be able to continue occupying South Lebanon. But, in the
July war, the Resistance engaged in a battle against Israel as
an army facing another army. Hence, the war that the Islamic
Mujahideen has entered in the July war, was not a guerilla
warfare, but it was more like a regular war in which the
Mukawimoon confronted the Israelis face to face. Besides, the
battle also needed a high spiritual power in addition to the
materialistic power.
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The Islamic Resistance is the one who has gained
victory over Israel and defeated it. It has proved that its men
enjoy the spirit of courage, the firmness of stand, the
steadfastness of position, the technique of military movement
and information regarding some of the enemy's political and
military secrets. Thus, it was able to build a new power when it
defeated the army that is invincible. And that made Israel
admits its failure that came as a shock to the arrogant world,
especially America that was waiting Israel to win over the
Resistance in a few days. This was even a shock to all the
traitors who work for the American arrogance. We even noticed
that the Resistance's men were facing a universal war on the
political level since the European and Arab countries that are
submitted to America supported the Israeli aggression. We also
saw how the Arab and Muslim world reacted with this positive
shock that proved to all our Arab and Islamic peoples that it is
not impossible to defeat Israel, and that it is possible for
Muslims to gain victory in any new confrontation.
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The war that the Islamic Mujahideen has entered
last July was not a guerilla warfare, but it was more like a
regular war in which the Mukawimoon confronted the Israelis face
to face.
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Thus, I put the circumstances of the battle of
Badr on the same level with the circumstances of the battle of
the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon. And I saw that the
circumstances in both cases are similar and that the saying of
the Prophet (p.) in his supplication to Allah: "God this is
Quraish. It has come with it all
its arrogance and boastfulness, trying to discredit them
tomorrow. God, if this Muslim band will perish today Thou shall
not be worshipped", represents the reality of the results of
the battle. And if the Israelis have gained victory over the
Resistance in this battle, the Muslims would have been totally
beaten lose all their power. That is because the supposed defeat
would be added to the Arab and Islamic defeats in confronting
Israel, proving to the Arab and Islamic world that Israel is the
only power to which they should submit.