The manifest triumph (al-fawz al-mubin)

Sheikh Omar Abdelkafy presents the series "al-Fawz al-Mubin" (The Manifest Triumph) as a practical path to that triumph through simple solutions. He holds that people undervalue simple solutions and think this triumph is reached only through great deeds, such as those of the Companions. ¹ In one episode he opens with a recitation of a verse about the fear of punishment and about salvation, and announces that the theme of the series is the manifest triumph. Verse 16 of Sura al-An'am ²

The Sheikh calls every Muslim to reflect on what the Prophet ﷺ loved in his sayings, deeds and dealings, and to keep it before the eyes, so that loving those things becomes a means to the manifest triumph. ³

The Sheikh holds that whoever wants the manifest triumph needs a clear goal, and he notes that the Prophet explained to us what he loved. ⁴

The Sheikh concludes that fulfilling trusts, truthfulness in speech and good conduct toward neighbours are among the things the Prophet loved, and that whoever loves what he loved steps toward the manifest triumph. He holds that this triumph joins success in this world through good deeds with success in the next through a good ending and Paradise. ⁵

The Sheikh states that the loss of rights prevents the manifest triumph. He observes that people demand their rights without looking for their duties, and he holds that the ease of the religion is one of its most striking features. ⁶ He holds that smiling, cleanliness and a pleasant scent are part of the affection between spouses. He is surprised that spouses forget to smile, and he counts it among the keys to the manifest triumph. ⁷

The Sheikh describes the sound soul as the one that travels by the map of the manifest triumph within the heart. He lists the diseases that oppose it, such as showing off, pride, anger and eating what is unlawful. He compares what the Companions were like with what Muslims are like today, using percentages he gives (needs_source: the percentages were not sourced in the recording). ⁸

In the thirteenth episode the Sheikh defines its subject as looking at those who reached the manifest triumph by God's grace and followed its path despite the difficulties they met. ⁹ In the same episode he says that those who raised the banners of the manifest triumph made the path clear and easy, that the religion is easy, but that people made matters complicated and moved away from their realities. ¹⁰ He identifies the first obstacle to the manifest triumph as the company of someone whose good is not hoped for. He cites the dog that accompanied the People of the Cave and reminds that a person is influenced by those he keeps company with. Verse 18 of Sura al-Kahf ¹¹ In another episode he recites a verse about giving one's self and wealth in God's way in exchange for Paradise, and announces that he will live with it in the light of the manifest triumph. Verse 111 of Sura al-Tawba ¹²