Muslims have no need to look for fictitious or mythical heroes, because
their history is abundant with heroes of real flesh and blood, whose
acts were heroic because of their faith, and a consequence of their
attitude to life and the world. For all the heroes of Islam share two
very special traits: full conviction and dedication to their pristine
faith and constant attempt to seek the Pleasure of their Creator, Allah,
alone, regardless of the circumstances and times they live in. For a
Muslim hero, be he a military genius, a scholar teacher, or a devout
common person, knows that the transient life in this world is a means to
the eternal life in the Hereafter, and that ephemeral pains and
pleasures are nothing compared to the everlasting pains and pleasures of
Hell and Heaven.
