One argument to exonerate the Taliban and to soothe the hurt in our hearts is to attribute the success of the kuffaar to the superior American airpower. But this is a dangerous conclusion. It is unintelligent to sidestep realities and cast a blind eye to the actual cause of the humiliation and capitulation of the Taliban. The simple fact is that Allah Ta'ala had withheld His promised Nusrat (aid) from the Muslims who had proclaimed themselves to be the Standard Bearers of true Islam.
This view leads to the conclusion that Allah Ta'ala -Nauthubillaah!- was impotent to aid His servants with the aid He so frequently promises in the Qur'aan Majeed. All Muslims acknowledge that Allah Ta'ala had sent His aid o-n the occasion of Badr and o¬n all other Jihad campaigns of the Sahaabah. There are no two opinions among the People of Islam o¬n this issue. It was purely Divine Aid which propelled the Sahaabah o¬nto the hilltops of the world to plant the Flag of Islam. It was not their battle prowess nor their material superiority, for they lacked in every material sphere and at all times they were inferior in worldly terms. In fact, their successes and victories against overwhelming odds were stupendous. Even kuffaar experts acknowledge this.
BANI ISRAAEEL
When Allah Ta'ala commanded Nabi Musaa (alayhis salaam) to take Bani Israaeel with him into freedomfreedom from the tyranny of Fir'oun, the flight was accomplished during the night time. Thousands of unarmed and weak men, women and children fled from Fir'oun under the command of Nabi Musaa (alayhis salaam).
As soon as Fir'oun was informed of the flight of Bani Israaeel, he summoned his army and gave pursuit. Meanwhile, Hadhrat Musaa (Alayhis salaam) with thousands of his followers had reached the shores of the Red Sea which blocked their o¬nward march to freedom. When they saw the army of Fir'oun approaching, they panicked and cried that they
will be overtaken. Nabi Musaa (alayhis salaam) responded with firmness: "Never! My Rabb is with us." When Fi'roun with his army was about to be o¬n their heads, the Red Sea split open by the command of Allah Azza Wa Jal. Bani Israeel passed across safely into freedom while Fir'oun and his army were drowned as the two sides of the sea converged and swallowed them all.
ALLAH'S AID
Now to attribute the success of America and the defeat of the Taliban to the superior American military power and to its airforce, is to imply that Allah Ta'ala Who had aided Bani Israeel to escape Fir'oun and who had aided the Sahaabah in all their battles, was rendered powerless by the U.S.A. airforceNauthubillah! This implication is kufr. It stems from attributing causes and effects to mirages and phantoms. The American airforce is a phantom in the same category as was the power of the Quraish and the power and army of Fir'oun. The o¬ne Who rendered those kuffaar forces powerless and and inflicted defeat and disgrace o¬n them is the same Allah Azza Wa Jal Who has granted America its temporary victory.
No airforce and no nucleur arsenal will avail the kuffaar if Allah's aid is with the Muslims. Muslims have simply failed to understand reality. In fact, we have chosen deliberate blindless to obfuscate the issue of the Taliban's disgraceful performance and defeat at the hands of the kuffaar. Muslims refuse to acknowledge that the American victory is a manifestation of Allah's punishment for Muslim disobedience, the Taliban included.
It is imperative that Muslims understand that our defeat is not o¬n account of the power of the kuffaar. It is the direct consequence of the Ummah having abandoned the Sunnah of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam). Yet no o¬ne is prepared to listen and reform. May Allah Ta'ala guide us all and open up our blinded eyes to distinguish between truth and falsehood.
