Spoken when `Umar ibn al-Khattab consulted Amir al-mu'minin
about taking part in the battle of Persia. (1)
In this matter, victory of defeat is not dependent on the smallness or greatness of forces. It is
Allah's religion which He has raised above all faiths, and His army which He has mobilised
and extended, till it has reached the point where it stands now, and has arrived its present
positions.