74 Preface ۞ فَليُقاتِل في سَبيلِ اللَّهِ الَّذينَ يَشرونَ الحَياةَ الدُّنيا بِالآخِرَةِ ۚ وَمَن يُقاتِل في سَبيلِ اللَّهِ فَيُقتَل أَو يَغلِب فَسَوفَ نُؤتيهِ أَجرًا عَظيمًاYusuf AliLet those fight in the cause of God Who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter.1 To him who fighteth in the cause of God,- whether he is slain or gets victory - Soon shall We give him a reward of great (value).It is not everyone?least of all, poltroons and fainthearted persons?who is fit to fight in the cause of God. To do so is a privilege, and those who understand the privilege are prepared to sacrifice all their interests in this life, and this life itself; for they know that it is the sacrifice of something fleeting and of little value, for the sake of something everlasting, and of immense value. Whether (in appearance) they win or lose, in reality they win the prize for which they are fighting ? viz., honour and glory in the sight of God. Note that the only alternatives here are death or victory! The true fighter knows no defeat.