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And Hezbollah continues to follow in the footsteps of the oppressors, and soon destruction will befall them. May it be a lesson to those who learn. Indeed, the believer only hopes for God's promise, not for the fleeting things of this world, which are of little value, nor does he regret what has passed of its kingdom, which is destined to perish and bring great punishment. Rather, his gaze should be fixed on what is with God of reward in the abode of honor and bounty. For if the world were to remain for the first, it would not remain for the last. And from here it is known that this position has not reached you except through the death or removal of whoever was before you, and it is leaving your hands. Since the same is true, it is not fitting for you to hope from God for eternal bliss and regret what you have lost of this world, even if the world were to encompass you. Ponder deeply, gather your thoughts, and awaken yourself. And listen to what you will say before your Lord when you stand before Him and He asks you what you have done. And it is not fitting for you to take the disbelievers as allies instead of Allah, and to seek their help in shedding the blood of the community of Muhammad, peace be upon him. He says, the Almighty: "O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and Christians as allies; they are allies of one another. And whoever allies with them among you is one of them." (Al-Ma'idah: 51) And He says, the Almighty: "You will not find a people who believe in Allah and the Last Day having affection for those who oppose Allah and His Messenger, even if they were their fathers or their sons or their brothers or their kindred. Those are the ones in whose hearts He has inscribed faith, and whom He has strengthened with a spirit from Him. And He will admit them to gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding eternally therein. Allah is pleased with them, and they are pleased with Him - those are the party of Allah. Unquestionably, the party of Allah is the successful." (Al-Mujadalah: 22) And He says, the Almighty: "O you who have believed, do not take My enemy and your enemy as allies, extending to them affection, though they have disbelieved in what has come to you of the truth." (Al-Mumtahanah: 1) And He says, the Almighty: "O you who have believed, do not take those who were given the Scripture before you and the disbelievers as allies." (Al-Ma'idah: 57) And what is this obedience to the enemies of Allah? And Allah the Almighty says: "O you who have believed, if you obey some of those who were given the Scripture, they would turn you back into disbelievers after your faith." (Al-Imran: 100) And how would you disbelieve while the verses of Allah are recited to you? ... until He says: "O you who have believed, fear Allah as He should be feared and do not die except as Muslims." (Al-Imran: 102) Sudan 602