An Open Letter to The T.N.C. of Libya and My Muslim Brothers and Sisters of Libya

written by: Sheila Quinn

"And call in remembrance the favour of Allah unto you, and His Covenant, which He ratified with you, when ye said: 'We hear and we obey': and fear Allah, for Allah knoweth well the secrets of your hearts" (Qur'an: Sura Al Maida (chapter #5;ayah #7)
"O ye believe! stand out firmly for Allah, as witnesses to fair dealing, and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just; that is next to Piety; and fear Allah. For Allah is well- acquainted with all that ye do." (Qur'an: Sura Al Maida (chapter #5;ayah #8)


My dear Muslim brothers and sisters of Libya,
As-salamu alaikum wa rahmatulahee wa barakatuhu. Ramadan Mubarak.
May Allah guide you and protect you.
Your continual struggle to fight against the tyranny of Qaddafi is being observed by many through out the world-including myself. His tyranny and your struggle against his tyranny is a test from Allah. It is a test in: iman (faith), tawakkil (trust in Allah) and saber (patience). May Allah help you in this test.
In this test you need to focus on a number of things, including: patience, shura (consulting with each other on how to proceed in your common struggle), and justice (in everything that you do be just, do not victimize innocent third parties in your struggle to free yourselves from Qaddafi's tyranny). Please remember that every human being has an appointment with death. You, your loved ones, as well as, Qaddafi have an appointment with death. Such an appointment can not be delayed, nor can it be advanced. Qaddafi will die when it is his time to die, not before and not after. In sha' Allah, with Allah's help you will have victory- but when Allah decides and how He decides. So be patient, my beloved brothers and sisters... be patient. Allah loves those who are patient.
Put your trust in Allah and seek help from Him. Seek His patronage. He is the only One who is able to bring you victory- no one else. In sha' Allah, He will bring victory to you at the best time. Again, I say...be patient in the tests that Allah is giving you.
As for the future, after your victory... you will continue to have tests. With governance there are very difficult tests. Governance is a very, very heavy trust from Allah. Please, know that and understand that. You will need to make Shura with other Muslims -from other Muslim countries- who fear Allah and who seek the pleasure of Allah. My suggestion is for you to make Shura with the leaders of The Muslim Brotherhood of Jordan, as well as, the leaders of The Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt. The leaders of both organizations are Mumineen (Believers) and Mootaqeen (those who are God fearing),in sha' Allah. All Muslim countries should apply Islamic Law in its entirety. But, because of the tremendous ignorance of Islam amongst Muslims and the Fitna (division)that exists amongst Muslims the process of application should be gradual- according to the degree of Islamic knowledge and Iman(Faith)that is within the population of the country. At the same time it should be understood by all Muslims -in all Muslim countries- that the implementation of Islamic Law in its entirety is obligatory. It is as obligatory on a Muslim community/society to implement Islamic Law -as it is obligatory for the individual Muslim to make Salat. Both are essential elements of The Islamic Faith.

My thoughts and my prayers are with you...