“Verily Allah loves those who fight in His cause arrayed in [solid] ranks, as though they are [strong] structure cemented with [molten] lead.” 51 We must never confuse the fields of Da’wah, Hisbah and Jihad. Each of these has its areas of action, rulings and circumstances which make one the only means to be used and not the others. It is a pity that many of those who work for Islam do not make a distinction between these areas. As a result of this, they employ harshness when the situation calls for kindness, or kindness when harshness is required. Some of them would engage in preaching on the Battlefield while others would wield the sword instead of practicing Da’wah. While doing this, they are either prompted by ignorance or motivated by personal desires. If they are prompted by ignorance, then this is a catastrophe; and if they are motivated by personal desires, this is a greater catastrophe. The second issue concerns those who actively work for the Islamic movement. They should be well aware of their duty in this world, their Da’wah and the grave responsibility which they alone carry. They should prepare themselves to practise Da’wah with all its requirements, namely knowledge, wisdom, clear argument, shrewdness, intelligence and understanding of the human self, its whims, diseases and remedies. They should also prepare themselves to practise Hisbah with all its requirements, namely knowledge, patience, endurance, determination and courage to stand up for the truth. They must also prepare themselves to undertake Jihad and arm themselves with everything this course requires: strength, fortitude, courage, sacrifice, training, preparation and expertise. The Islamic movement will surely fail to establish the religion of Allah on earth if it neglects to provide its members with this comprehensive education and contents itself with some aspects of Islam at the cost of others. To put it clearly, it is not enough that we become a group of preachers, good only at practicing Da’wah, forgetting, or trying to forget, that there are people who can be dissuaded from sin only by force, and regimes and sects which can only be swayed by the sword. At the same time, it is not enough that we should all turn into an army, taking up arms on every occasion and unable to practice Da’wah or undertake the religious education of the people, incapable of gentle persuasion, forgetting that with some people it suffices to merely caution or chide. It is utterly wrong to take up the sword where Da’wah and gentle persuasion is required and to undertake admonition and good counsel on the Battlefield. May Allah’s peace and blessings be upon the Prophet who observed all these commands. Allah says (which means): “O Prophet! Verily, We have sent you as a witness and a bearer of glad tidings; a warner and a summoner unto Allah by His command, and as a lamp that gives light.” [Surah Al-Ahzaab (33), Ayat 45-46.] “He enjoins on them good and forbids them evil.” [Surah Al-A’raaf (7), Ayah 157.] “Fight, therefore, in the cause of Allah.” [Surah An-Nisa (4), Ayah 84.] “Verily you have in the Prophet of Allah a beautiful example to follow for him who hopes in [the Meeting with] Allah and the Last Day and who remembers Allah much.” [Surah Al-Ahzaab (33), Ayah 21.]