Shirk Al-Tayarat!!

It has become customary for humans to associate things with their Lord, glorified be He, seeking their benefit or fearing their harm, or believing they have an effect in the universe alongside Allah, the Most High. We are Muslims, praise be to Allah, but as our Prophet, peace be upon him, said: (Associating partners is more hidden among you than the crawling of ants). These days, the hearts of many Muslims are infiltrated with the idea: (We will not triumph as long as our enemies have aircraft! They are capable of deciding any battle and erasing any victory)! Beware!: If this thinking drives Muslims to take material means of victory with complete reliance and absolute certainty, then taking these means is required and even obligatory, and we should not expect victory without them. However, I am speaking here about a psychological "surrender" and doubt in Allah's power... - I seek refuge in Allah! Doubt? Never, I do not doubt Allah's power. - Examine yourself, do you not hear yourself saying: (How will Allah help us – even if we obey Him – as long as there are aircraft?) - Do you not tell yourself: (No matter how much we take material means, and even if we call upon Allah, learn the religion, confront the oppressors, and improve the condition of Muslims, we will never possess aircraft)... - Do you not find yourself searching for a "scenario" where Allah can triumph despite the presence of aircraft?! When you read: (O you who believe, if you support Allah, He will support you), do you not tell yourself: (But what about the aircraft?) As if the aircraft have an effect and influence beyond the verses of victory?! This is the hidden associating partners that I am speaking about. Here, remind yourself of Allah's words, the Most High: (And there is nothing that Allah cannot do in the heavens or on the earth), and His words: (And you cannot do anything on earth or in the heavens). - We believe in Allah, but how? I am sorry! I am ashamed to explain the means through which Allah can help us (Lord of the heavens and the earth) against the aircraft!! (My Lord is kind to what He wills) as Yusuf, peace be upon him, said. If Allah wills something, He prepares its causes in a kind manner. Just as He provides for humans from where they do not expect, He defeats our enemy and helps us – if we take the means – from where we do not expect: (You thought they would not go forth, and they thought their fortresses would protect them from Allah, so Allah came to them from where they did not expect, and He cast terror into their hearts, destroying their homes with their own hands and the hands of the believers. So take heed, O you who have insight) (Those before them devised schemes, so Allah brought down their structures from the foundations, and the ceiling collapsed upon them from above, and the punishment came to them from where they did not feel). It is narrated that when Umar Al-Mukhtar was told: (Italy has aircraft and we do not), he said: (Do they fly above the throne or below it?) They said: (Below it)...So he said: (He who is above the throne is with us, so we are not afraid of those below). It is true that Al-Mukhtar was killed in the end, but whoever held this creed was killed as a martyr (victory) by Allah's permission, and Italy withdrew due to his jihad and the jihad of his brothers. Their jihad did not lead to the establishment of a mighty Islamic state, yes... Allah delayed it for wisdom, and they laid a brick in the edifice of Islam before they departed, and this edifice must be completed. In conclusion, Allah, the Most High, has entrusted us with a task and guaranteed us its outcome, so let us occupy ourselves with the task, not the guarantee: (If you support Allah, He will support you). So seek forgiveness from He who is above the throne from moments when aircraft, no matter how high they fly, remain flying...below the throne.