Strive or Struggle (JIHAD
English book, p. 38
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
but to conform and become part of it, as though they cannot survive otherwise. Directly, because in such an environment, rejecting wrong practices and choosing to follow the truth is seen as a challenge to these forces. As a result, those who rise with such a mission face strong opposition, as these forces use all their power to stop them. When a person moves toward God, he encounters countless obstacles at every step, from within himself to the world outside, from his inner thoughts to the realm of action. At times, they must accept hardship instead of comfort; at other times, they must struggle to break away from prevailing social trends and accept beliefs that may be unpopular at the societal level; at times he must force himself to be content with a meager gain rather than piles of unlawful profit that come his way; at times he must strive to be satisfied with obscurity and humiliation instead of honour and fame; at times he must consent to being deprived of his legitimate rights and real interests. In short,

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