handing over of one's soul and property to Him it (Jihad) shows one's
patience, one's devotion to Islam, one's remembrance to Allah and there are
other kinds of good deeds which are present in Jihad and are not present in any
other act of worship.
For these mentioned above (degrees of grades and various kinds of worship one
should race for Jihad). It is confirmed in the two authentic Books (of Hadith);
Narrated Abu` Huraira (Allah be pleased with him), I heard Allah's Apostle
saying: "By Him in WHOSE hands my soul is! Were it not for some men amongst
the believers who dislike to be left behind me, and whom I cannot provide with
means of conveyance, I would certainly never have left behind any army unit
going out for Jihad in Allah's cause. By Him in Whose Hands my life is! I would
love to be martyred in Allah's cause and then get resurrected and then be
martyred and then get resurrected again and then be martyred and then get
resurrected again and then be martyred. (Sahih-Al-Bukhari, vol. 4th, Hadith No.
54).
So the Prophet through his ways of life, his dress, his courage, and his
patience has deeply encouraged the Mujahidin for Allah's cause.
He informed them of Jihad's advanced and delayed reward that is for them, and
how different kinds of evils Allah repels with it, and what a great honour,
power, dignity and high grade is obtained through it. So the Prophet said:
"Paradise has one hundred grades, the distance between each of two grades
is like the distance between the heaven and the earth, and these grades Allah
has reserved for the Mujahidin who fight in His cause" (as mentioned in the
two authentic Books of Hadith).
And Allah praised those who are true to (their) covenant and who fulfil their
promise, by His statement: "Among the believers are men who have been true
to their covenant with Allah, of them some have fulfilled their obligations to
Allah (i.e. have been martyred) and some still are waiting but they have never
changed in the least. (33:23).
And He ordered the believers to take a firm stand against the enemy when you
(believers) meet their force, and to remember Allah (much) at the time of
horror, as He said: "O you who believe! When you meet (an enemy) force take
a firm stand against them and mention much (and often) the name of Allah (both
with tongue and mind), so that you may be successful. (8:45).
And He (Allah) encouraged the Mujahidin in His cause to take a firm stand
without any (kind) of fear and to display true bravery (against the enemy) from
the start of the battle to the end as He said: "So when you meet those
who disbelieve (in fight) smite at their necks till you have killed and wounded
many of them, then bind a bond (i.e. take them as captives) firmly (on them).
Thereafter (is the
