In the name of Allah the most beneficent the most merciful
Ghazi Anwar Pasha was from amongst those great Mujahideen of Turkey who had
spent all his life fighting against the enemies of Islam. Eventually he was
martyred by the Russians. Only a day prior to this he sent a letter to his
wife, Najiya Sultana. This letter was published by her in the Turkish
newspapers, and after being transferred was published by her in the
newspapers in India on the 22 April 1923.
This letter is so touching and thought provoking that every young man should
read it. An inspiring account of Mujahideen from the Ottaman period.
My Dearest Najiyya,
My life companion and fountain of happiness and joy dearest Najiya. The
Almighty Allah is your guardian. Your last letter is in front of me at this
moment. Believe me, this letter of yours will always be close to my heart. I
cannot see your face but in between the lines and words of your letter I can
see your beautiful fingers which used to play with my hair in the dark
interior of tent, occasionally your picture fills my eyes. Alas, you write
that I have forgotten you and that i do not care for your love. You say that
i have broken your loving heart and playing with fire and blood in a distant
forsaken and I am unmindful of a woman who spends the night anxiously
counting the stars.
You also say that I like war and my sword. But little did you realise when
writing these words of yours, which undoubtedly were written with sincerity,
out of deep love and devotion for me, will my heart.! How can I convince
you[words are inadequate] that there is no one dearer to me in this world
than you. You are the culmination of all my love and affection. I have never
loved anyone before but you have stolen my heart.
Then what has separated me from You? O the joy of my heart! You can ask this
question in a proper manner. Listen! "I am not away from you because I
desire material gains of wealth nor is it because I wish to establish a
kingdom or throne for myself as my enemies have publicly intimated. The only
reason that I am away from you is that Allah's Obligatory Command has
brought me here [battlefield] There is no greater fardh of Allah than Jihad
Fi Sabilillah{to fight in the path of Allah}. It is this command of Allah,
the intention of fulfilling it entitles a person a place in Jannah.
Alhumdulillah I not only have the intention to fulfil this command but am
actively carrying it out in the battlefield.
Your absence{judai}, like an arrow is cutting my heart into pieces every
moment. Notwithstanding this I am happy in this separation as it is your
true love, and your love which is the greatest test, a challenge to my
intention and resolution of fighting in the path of Allah Subhanu Wata'aala.
I thank Allah Ta'ala a thousand times that I have been victorious in this
test and have been successful in putting Allah's love and command before my
live, love and the pleasure of my desire{nafs}. You also, my darling must
thank Allah Ta'ala and be happy that your husband possesses such a strong
Emaan that he can ever sacrifice your love for the love of Allah.
Although Jihad with the sword is not compulsory on you, my love lest you are
not exempted from it, no muslim male or female is exempted from Jihad. Your
Jihad is that you must put Allah's love before your love and pleasure and
you must make the bond of love between your husband and you stronger. Look,
never ever pray that your husband must come safe and sound from the
battlefield into your loving arms. This prayer is selfish and Allah will not
be pleased. Rather let your prayer be this, that Allah accept the Jihad of
your husband and bring him back successfully otherwise let his lips imbibe
the cup of martyrdom. These lips you know my darling have never been touched
or dirtied by alcohol, but have always been kept busy with reciting the Holy
Qur'an and hymming the glory and praises of Allah Subhanu Wata'aalah.
Dearest Najiya! How blessed will that moment be when in the path of Allah
this head which you affectionately called beautiful will be separated from
the body which in your eyes was not a soldier's body but a beloved's body!
Anwar's greatest wish is to be martyred and be judged on the day of Qiyammah
with Hadrat Khalid bin Waleed {R.A.}, This world is a temporary one, Death
will definitely come, Then why fear death? If death is definite, then why
should a man die lying on a bed? Death in the path of Allah is not death but
indeed life everlasting life.
Najiayya listen to my will! If I am martyred you must marry by brother Noori
Pasha. After you, the dearest person to me is Noori. It is my wish that after
my demise he will faithfully care for you during your lifetime. My next wish
is that all the children you bear tell them about my life and send all of
them to the battlefield of Jihad for Islam. Remember if you do not fulfil
this wish of mine, I will be angry with you in Jannah.
Farewell, my dearest! I don't know why my inner feelings tell me that after
this letter I will never be able to write another lettter to you. It is no
wonder that I may be martyred tomorrow. Look! make sabr, on my death be
happy and do not mourn, because my death in the path of Allah is an honour
for you. Najiyya! I beg leave of you and in the world of thought I am
embracing you.
Insha_Allah we will meet in Jannah and thereafter we will never part.
Your Anwar
{N.B.} Ghazi Anwar Pasha was martyred the following day
Reproduced from; Al-Balagh Feb 1973
Ghazi Anwar Pasha was from amongst those great Mujahideen of Turkey who had
spent all his life fighting against the enemies of Islam. Eventually he was
martyred by the Russians. Only a day prior to this he sent a letter to his
wife, Najiya Sultana. This letter was published by her in the Turkish
newspapers, and after being transferred was published by her in the
newspapers in India on the 22 April 1923.
This letter is so touching and thought provoking that every young man should
read it. An inspiring account of Mujahideen from the Ottaman period.
My Dearest Najiyya,
My life companion and fountain of happiness and joy dearest Najiya. The
Almighty Allah is your guardian. Your last letter is in front of me at this
moment. Believe me, this letter of yours will always be close to my heart. I
cannot see your face but in between the lines and words of your letter I can
see your beautiful fingers which used to play with my hair in the dark
interior of tent, occasionally your picture fills my eyes. Alas, you write
that I have forgotten you and that i do not care for your love. You say that
i have broken your loving heart and playing with fire and blood in a distant
forsaken and I am unmindful of a woman who spends the night anxiously
counting the stars.
You also say that I like war and my sword. But little did you realise when
writing these words of yours, which undoubtedly were written with sincerity,
out of deep love and devotion for me, will my heart.! How can I convince
you[words are inadequate] that there is no one dearer to me in this world
than you. You are the culmination of all my love and affection. I have never
loved anyone before but you have stolen my heart.
Then what has separated me from You? O the joy of my heart! You can ask this
question in a proper manner. Listen! "I am not away from you because I
desire material gains of wealth nor is it because I wish to establish a
kingdom or throne for myself as my enemies have publicly intimated. The only
reason that I am away from you is that Allah's Obligatory Command has
brought me here [battlefield] There is no greater fardh of Allah than Jihad
Fi Sabilillah{to fight in the path of Allah}. It is this command of Allah,
the intention of fulfilling it entitles a person a place in Jannah.
Alhumdulillah I not only have the intention to fulfil this command but am
actively carrying it out in the battlefield.
Your absence{judai}, like an arrow is cutting my heart into pieces every
moment. Notwithstanding this I am happy in this separation as it is your
true love, and your love which is the greatest test, a challenge to my
intention and resolution of fighting in the path of Allah Subhanu Wata'aala.
I thank Allah Ta'ala a thousand times that I have been victorious in this
test and have been successful in putting Allah's love and command before my
live, love and the pleasure of my desire{nafs}. You also, my darling must
thank Allah Ta'ala and be happy that your husband possesses such a strong
Emaan that he can ever sacrifice your love for the love of Allah.
Although Jihad with the sword is not compulsory on you, my love lest you are
not exempted from it, no muslim male or female is exempted from Jihad. Your
Jihad is that you must put Allah's love before your love and pleasure and
you must make the bond of love between your husband and you stronger. Look,
never ever pray that your husband must come safe and sound from the
battlefield into your loving arms. This prayer is selfish and Allah will not
be pleased. Rather let your prayer be this, that Allah accept the Jihad of
your husband and bring him back successfully otherwise let his lips imbibe
the cup of martyrdom. These lips you know my darling have never been touched
or dirtied by alcohol, but have always been kept busy with reciting the Holy
Qur'an and hymming the glory and praises of Allah Subhanu Wata'aalah.
Dearest Najiya! How blessed will that moment be when in the path of Allah
this head which you affectionately called beautiful will be separated from
the body which in your eyes was not a soldier's body but a beloved's body!
Anwar's greatest wish is to be martyred and be judged on the day of Qiyammah
with Hadrat Khalid bin Waleed {R.A.}, This world is a temporary one, Death
will definitely come, Then why fear death? If death is definite, then why
should a man die lying on a bed? Death in the path of Allah is not death but
indeed life everlasting life.
Najiayya listen to my will! If I am martyred you must marry by brother Noori
Pasha. After you, the dearest person to me is Noori. It is my wish that after
my demise he will faithfully care for you during your lifetime. My next wish
is that all the children you bear tell them about my life and send all of
them to the battlefield of Jihad for Islam. Remember if you do not fulfil
this wish of mine, I will be angry with you in Jannah.
Farewell, my dearest! I don't know why my inner feelings tell me that after
this letter I will never be able to write another lettter to you. It is no
wonder that I may be martyred tomorrow. Look! make sabr, on my death be
happy and do not mourn, because my death in the path of Allah is an honour
for you. Najiyya! I beg leave of you and in the world of thought I am
embracing you.
Insha_Allah we will meet in Jannah and thereafter we will never part.
Your Anwar
{N.B.} Ghazi Anwar Pasha was martyred the following day
Reproduced from; Al-Balagh Feb 1973
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