And fight in the Way of Allah against those who fight against you, but begin not hostilities
Lessons 203 to 214
LESSON # 203 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
To Take Over Others' Property Unjustly
Verse –188a of 286, Section – 23 (Part - 2)
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And eat not up your property among yourselves in vanity,
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Wa laa ta’-kuluu ‘am-waalakum-
bay-nakum- bil-baa-tili
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Lesson
Laa ta’-kuluu – (do not eat) this word has been originated from the
word ‘akala which means ‘to eat’. Technically it doesn’t mean
only ‘to eat’ but it also signifies to use the property after getting it
unlawfully.
‘Am-waalakum – (property of one another) all the Muslims are being
addressed and here it doesn’t mean ‘your property’ but it aims ‘the property of
one another out of you’.
Bay-nakum – (mutually themselves) the wise persons have told that
the circle of this word is very spacious. This order is not limited only on the
property of the Muslims; it also means the property of the entire human beings.
Desiring they are either Muslims or Infidels, getting the property of any
person with treachery, deception, oppression and in vanity is illegal and
unlawful.
Bil-baa-tili – (unjustly, unfairly) it aims every illegal manner of the
possession of others property. There can be a lot of forms of it but the lawful
method is only one. The method, which will be adopted except this one, will be
considered unlawful and unjust.
It was intended from the prescription of the fasting that the
spirits of the persons of nation would become pure, they may grow first of all
the habit into them to leave the usage of lawful things to get the willingness
of God Almighty, so that it may become easier for them to leave the unlawfully
gotten property in future and they abstain entirely from it.
To live collectively and mixing up with each other the need to
exchange the things is certain. So it is commanded, “And eat not up your
property among yourselves in vanity” (you should not try to eat up the property
of any other person in vanity during mutual money dealings), you should leave
all at once to plunder, to entangle in gambling, to get the property with
deception, fraud, cleverness and other unfair means, like this the charges of
singing and playing upon the musical instruments, business of wine for example
making, buying and selling it etc, to take bribe, false evidence, to embezzle
in trust, to eat up the property of weak and helpless person in vanity are
unfair methods. The human beings should ward off these evils.
The Holy Qur’an has left its decision usually on the people’s
own conscience that every person should feel his responsibility at his own,
correct his behaviour and character, keep fear of his actions’ accounts in his
mind, every matter be dealt with honesty and trust so that the government might
need to interfere only in the proper and particular matters.
Abridgement of this verse is, “it is not the only goodness to
leave the pure and lawful things during the month of Ramadan but the real
goodness is to leave eating up and getting unlawful property of others forever.
Never acquire any one’s property with deception, fraud, dishonest, tyranny,
oppression or unjust. To get bribe and illegal gifts is unlawful. As the
spirits of the Muslims will become pure with the fasting like this their deeds
and actions will become nice by following these orders. It will affect blessed
on morality, social deeds, politics, and justice as far as every field of life.
LESSON # 204 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Bribe
Verse –188b of 286, Section – 24 (Part - 2)
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Nor seek by it to gain the hearing of the judges that ye may
knowingly devour a portion of the property of others wrongfully.
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Wa tudluu bihaaa ‘ilal-huk-kaami li-ta’-kuluu
fariiqam-min ‘amwaalin-naasi bil-‘ismi wa
‘antum ta’-lamuun.
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Lesson
Tudluu – (don’t seek gain by supplying money or any other
valuable thing to the officials for getting their favor. Don’t put affect on
the rulers/officers either bribing them or giving them property as financial
gifts t0 approach and get unlawful advantage).
Fariiqan – (part, share) it also means any group or party but here
it has been used as portion or part.
Bil-‘ismi – (unjust, untrue) all kinds of evils are included in the
meanings of the word ‘ism.
The Holy Qur’an has forced here on two things for justice,
equity and security of the rights of people in the society:
1. If any body intends to put affect on the rulers
and officials, and wins their influence through tributes, presents, gifts,
holding feasts and bribe, and uses all other likewise means, these all are
unlawful. Because doing so the rulers may become partial and supporter, the
balance/scale of the justice is bent, existence of the truth-loving and justice
ends, tyranny and rights destruction becomes common, liar claims, false
documents, liar evidences, false oath forms and slinking away from the true
talk becomes public. Due to these evils corruption spreads, ratio of murder and
killing increases. This law has been made to escape from all these evils
because it is necessary to keep the rulers/officials neutral, just-lovers and
partial of the right so that nobody may try to temp the officials with his
property/wealth.
1. Secondly
the Holy Qur’an has commanded us that due to each person’s conscience the
mankind attends towards goodness in each matter and business/money dealings and
his heart reproaches him on evil. It is clear that however the matters will be
decided by the best court and the best just ruler according to situation of the
law-suit and evidence of the witnesses and it is possible to err and slip into
them. So in spite of the decision of any Justice or Ruler actual criminal may
escape from crime in their eyesight and the evil-doer from punishment of his
evil. But the conscience of the human being can not deceive him on the condition
that he would not have killed his conscience pressing it again and again.
It has come in the Sayings that once the Messenger (Grace,
glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) commanded that any case is brought to
Me, the plaintiff proves it correct while the Right is on the other side, I
decide according to the statement. But he should understand that unlawfully
getting the property of a Muslim is likewise getting the Fire.
LESSON # 205 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
Account Of The Moon
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Verse –189a of 286, Section – 24
(Part - 2)
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They ask thee, (O Muhammad), of new moon. Say: They are fixed
seasons for mankind and for the Pilgrimage.
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Yas-‘aluunaka ‘anil- ‘Ahil-lah. Qul
hiya mawaaqiitu lin-naasi wal-Hajj.
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Lesson
‘Ahil-lah – (the new moon) ‘Ahil-lah is plural
of Hilaal. About the moon the questions of the people were nearly
like, “first rising of the moon, then it’s increasing date-wise and then its
decreasing date-wise, and then till the time its disappearing – why it is so? And
what is the reason of these changes?
Mawaaqiitu – (time, season) it is plural of miiqaat which
means prescribed time or instrument and a measure of the time.
The changes which come in the moon, those may be commonly seen
and felt. It is a natural thing to ask about these things by the mankind
because he remains restless to get the more and excessive sciences. Some people
asked from the Messenger of God Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace be
upon Him) about the reasons of increase and decrease of the moon. What are the
causes of rising and disappearing of it? The Prophet (grace, glory, blessings
and peace be upon Him) replied these questions with the inspiration of God
Almighty, “it is the advantage of increasing and decreasing of the moon that it
becomes easy to fix the days, dates, months and years for worldly matters and
lawful accounts of the people with it.
The root of worshiping the whims and plurality would be cut with
this clear statement of the Holy Qur’an. Many nations of the world used to
adore the moon. These like nations adored the new moon believing it demi-god,
increasing moon was considered blessed and the decreasing as wretched. So these
people did not use to even marry during the last dates of the moon. The Holy
Qur’an declared the purpose of increasing and decreasing of the moon that the
times and period for work of the human being can be fixed easily with it. It
also helps in worships and lawful accounts besides the worldly matters. The
word ‘Pilgrimage’ has been particularly used here because it was a very
important section of the lives of Arabian people.
Due to some extra advantages in the Lunar account the Holy
Qur’an has preferred it from the Solar account:
In the solar calendar a lot of difficulties happen because it
remains in the same condition. Which customary change comes due to rising to
the sun and setting, the people can not guess it.
Availability of well acquainted person who keeps the correct
solar account is much difficult in backward and uncivilized territories.
Every body (literate and illiterate) can estimate the time and
date due to regularly equal changes in the conditions of the moon.
The weather doesn’t affect on the rising to the moon and
setting. So different months use to come in different weathers on the entire
earth and the Muslims of each country and territory can perform their worships
turn by turn in each season.
LESSON # 206 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
A Custom Of Ignorance
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Verse –189b of 286, Section – 24
(Part - 2)
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It is not righteousness that ye go to houses by the backs
thereof (as do the idolaters at certain seasons), but the righteous man is he
who wardeth off (evil). So go to houses by the gates thereof, and observe
your duty to Allah, that ye may be successful.
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Wa laysal-birru bi-‘an- ta’-tul-
bu-yuuta min- zuhuurihaa wa laakinnal-birra
manittaqaa. Wa’-tul-bu-yuuta min ‘abwaabihaa;
wat-taqullaaha la-‘allakum tuflihuun.
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Lesson
Before Islam it was tradition during the time of ignorance that
when the people of Arab used to fasten their determination dress during the
days of pilgrimage, they considered inauspicious and ill-omened to enter their
houses through the gates/doors. Moreover they used to enter making doors in the
back walls of their houses or climb on the roofs from the backyard of their
houses and leap in their houses. They used to suppose it unto themselves a
great worship and respect of the temple of Makkah (Ka’-ba).
Looking them doing so some Companions (may God Almighty be pleased with them)
of the Holy Prophet (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) also were
fallen in this misunderstanding and deemed against the respects of
determination to enter through the doors of their houses in determination dresses.
In this verse this misunderstanding has been removed and told
that righteousness is not in it to enter the house from its back and the
righteousness is not in it also to consider worship to any self invented
statement. Moreover it is the righteousness that the Orders of God Almighty is
obeyed, be frightened from disobedience of His Commands, be temperate from evil
doings and whenever you wish to enter your house, come in from its door/gate,
leave ancient customs and invented concoctions/wrongs and act upon the Guidance
of the God Almighty.
It has also been cleared from it that each those actions which
are not verified or supported by Holy Qur’an and the Sayings of Holy Messenger
(grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him), to understand them as worship
in personal heart and admit them in the Divine law of religion or make them
compulsory over personal life are sins and that is called heresy.
Then it has also become evident that the real righteousness is
the fear of God Almighty, that is to say, to embrace His Orders whole heartedly
and act upon them, to have fear from disobedience of Allah Almighty, use to
escape from His forbidden affairs. This righteousness is required by the God
Almighty and this is the touch-stone of mankind’s’ actions and his life’s
goodness and badness.
At the end it has been expounded that the result of the
righteousness like this is perfect success and achievement of the object. This
verse reminds us again that God fearing and success have how much deep relation
between each other. The Fear of God Almighty is the basic principle of
fame/respect and comfort forever in both the Worlds.
LESSON # 207 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
Fight In The Way Of Allah Almighty
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Verse –190 of 286, Section – 24
(Part - 2)
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And fight in the Way of Allah against those who fight against
you, but begin not hostilities. Lo! Allah loveth not aggressors.
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Wa qaatiluu fii
sabiilil-laahil-laziina yuqaatiluunakum wa laa
ta’-taduu. ‘Innallaaha laa yuhibbul-mu’-tadiin.
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Lesson
Qaatiluu – (fight) it is derived from the word Qataal which
means ‘to fight’. The Muslims are being commanded at the stage when the enemies
and oppressors of Islam have pulled down tyranny upon them. This oppression was
not only for a few days, it also was used to pull down for thirteen years
during the stay in Makkah. Having patience in reply of aggression
and cruelty of Infidels, when the Muslims left their homes and native land, and
colonized in Madina then they were permitted to fight against
the enemies for protection after so long and hard trial which was also due to
their attacks and strictures again and again.
Fii sabiilil-laahi – (in the Way of God Almighty) that is to say not for their own
need, but only for benediction of Allah Almighty, to efface the plurality, to
support the Right Religion and to get pleasure of the God Almighty.
Al-laziina yuqaatiluunakum – (those who fight against you) namely those people who
raised the weapons over you. There have been revealed two things from these
words:
The war was neither begun first by the Muslims and nor they were
to be so. All the battles fought by the Muslims against Infidels in which Holy
Prophet (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) participated were only
for defence and protection purpose.
The war would only be fought against those people who
participate practically in it. All the old persons, children, women, patients
and impartial persons are excluded. It is not lawful in Islam to fight against
them. However all the enemies are included in Al-laziina
yuqaatiluunakum who are busy in preparations against Islam and the
Muslims, and are helping the fighters in any form.
Laa ta’-taduu – (don’t begin hostilities) this word has come out from
the word ‘i’-ta-daa which means ‘to advance
from the just’ and go forth from the limits. It may have many forms:
The meaning of ‘the Limits’ can be the limits of Divine of the
Religion, for instance to kill also those persons of enemy nation emotionally
as revenge and anger who have not participated in the battle, to burn their
crops, gardens and fruit-bearing trees and to kill their speechless animals.
Aim of ‘the limit’ may also be the limit of agreement, for
example ‘not to care also the agreements personally following the other nations
and attack starting faithlessness to their promise’.
One other form of crossing ‘the limit’ may be ‘to fight for any
other cause or purpose besides Fii sabiilil-laahi (in
the Way of God Almighty)’.
LESSON # 208 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
The Battle And Expatriation
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Verse –191a of 286, Section – 24
(Part - 2)
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And slay them wherever ye find them, and drive them out of the
places whence they drove you out,
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Waq-tuluuhum hay-su saqif-tumuuhum wa
‘akhrijuu-hum-min hay-su ‘akhrajuukum
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Lesson
‘Uq-tuluuhum – (slay them, kill them) hum means
those persons who have come out for battle. This command is not for all the
times but it is only for the duration of the war.
hay-su saqif-tumuuhum – (wherever you find them) that is to say the persons who
fight against you and kill the persons out of you, slay them wherever you find
them in the battlefield, then don’t stop your hands.
min hay-su ‘akhrajuukum – (the places whence they drove you out) it signifies
towards Makkah – the Infidels and Idolaters drove the Muslims
out from Makkah.
It has been commanded to slay, to fight and to strive in this
verse. The enemies of Islam remain in endeavour that the Muslims may not raise,
They should be removed from the face of the earth. Therefore the
existence of these like enemies is the cause of danger every time for the
Muslims. So wherever the Muslims overcome upon them, if they don’t like to live
as peaceful citizens and don’t shun from the wickedness then ‘slay them’.
The Prophet Abraham (peace be upon Him) constructed
the Temple of Makkah (Baytul-laah, Khana Ka’-ba) for
the purpose that all the persons of the entire earth should come for purely
worship of the God Almighty. His real heirs were the Muslims, because only they
were the representatives of the religion of Abraham (peace be upon Him) out of
the entire nations, and were regular on the Divine of God Almighty and the true
religion. The Muslims wished to make it the centre of the Religion Islam from
the beginning. But the Infidels and Idolaters opposed the Muslims. They stood
in their way, prevented them to say the truth, oppressed and tyrannized them.
Even that they exiled the Muslims from Makkah.
Leaving their native land and the centre the Oppressed
Muslims came to Madina for living. The Infidels didn’t
let them remain also in peace there, did different types of conspiracies,
continued vexing and to go against them, prevented the Muslims from Pilgrimage,
hindered extremely in Islamic invitation, and began attacking on the Madina.
In these circumstances, the Muslims were ordered to slay these types of
Infidels wherever you find them. And exile them for getting back your native
land and spiritual centre, because their harassments have crossed the limits.
Life of a Muslim is the correct model for the humanity. He is
follower of the natural religion i.e. Islam. He is a flag-holder of excellent
manners with his word and deed. Being pattern of the perfect humanity he should
be provided the right of living with complete freedom. The Islam neither
snatches freedom of anyone, nor can sacrifice its own freedom, nor can tolerate
like this any constitution, way of life and system which might be
peace-breaker, false worshipper, enemy of God, and cause of dishonour for the
nobility and humanity.
LESSON # 209 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
Persecution Is Worse Than Slaughter
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Verse –191b of 286, Section – 24
(Part - 2)
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for persecution is worse than slaughter.
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walfitnatu ‘ashaddu minal-qatl.
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Lesson
al-fitnatu – (persecution, mischief) it has been derived from the
word fatana. Its literal meaning is to put the gold into the fire
for purifying. It also means only to put into the fire. Technically it is also
called for the meanings of ‘trouble, difficulty, pain, test/trial and
examination. Besides it, it comes in the meanings of ‘to persecute in the way
of God Almighty, unrest, murder, plundering, and to push back forcibly from the
religion too. In this verse it has been used as these last meanings.
To slaughter a person is very great badness. But greater badness
than it is ‘to try to snatch any person’s independence by someone as though the
right of the life, crush their rights, wish to remove a nation only for the
purpose that she is displeased from the plurality and convinced with Oneness of
God Almighty, wish to spread infidelity and plurality in place of Unity
(Oneness of God Almighty). If this persecution and mischief will not be
removed, then its spreading day by day will become so common that any nation
would not remain living. Moreover the entire mankind will come into the entanglement
of the fire of war, altercation and slaughter. So, if it is compulsory to kill
a few persons to burry the persecution, then there is no harm because a little
sacrifice has no significance for stopping the great badness.
Islam is the religion which shows the path of humanity, good
manners, truth and just, goodness and God fearing to the human being. So
opposing this religion is just like enmity against the humanity and to renounce
it is like denying the life. The person, who falls back from Islam, invites his
own destruction and ruin. So who becomes separate from it, likewise goes into
the mouth of death. Each that person who stops the people from the natural
religion like Islam, he is mischief-monger. If he will remain living, he will
deform the morality and good actions of the people. So the existence of this
enemy class of the humanity is unbearable. It is better to finish it so that
one sheep may not spoil the entire. His mischievousness, hostile enmity of
peaceful preaching is synonymous of plundering the natural independence of the
mankind. And at last it will bring the world towards persecution and mischief,
massacre, rebellion and unrest. So it is better to cut the root of it even now,
before starting slaughter and bloodshed at the spacious range.
It is also worth considering that ‘to kick out from homes, to
banish or slaughter’ are the matters for afterward, the real thing is due to
which these things appear. So there is a need to cut the root for stopping the
expulsion, exilement and bloodshed, and that root is persecution/mischief. All
the forms of persecution and mischief should be removed, desiring it becomes
necessary to slaughter for them, because it produces the spacious slaughter. To
spread the unjust persecution is very bad thing and also worse than slaughter.
So killing the mischief-makers is very great kindness over the humanity.
LESSON # 210 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
Reverence Of The Inviolable Place Of
Worship
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Verse
–191c & 192 of 286, Section – 24 (Part - 2)
191. And fight not with them at the Inviolable Place of
Worship until they first attack you there, but if they attack you (there) then
slay them. Such is the reward of disbelievers.
191. Wal laa tuqaatiluuhum
‘indal-Masjidil Haraami hatta yu-qaatiluukum
fiih. Fa-‘in- qaata-luukum faqtuluuhum.
Kazaa-lika jazaaa-‘ul-Kaafiriin.
192. But if they desist, then lo! Allah is Forgiving,
Merciful.
192. Fa-‘ininta-haw fa-‘innal-laaha
Gafuurur-Rahiim.
Lesson
‘indal-Masjidil Haraami –(near the Inviolable Place of
Worship) technically area of several miles on all sides of the Temple of Makkah
(Khana Ka’-ba) is called ‘Haram’. It is also included in its Determination
(‘Ihraam) that neither the battle should be fought here, and nor shed the blood
of any person, even that ‘to go a hunting’ is also prohibited.
In the beginning of this verse it has been mentioned that ‘to
prevent from the religion, to spread the persecution/quarrel, to vex, unrest,
plundering, destruction and forcibly push back from the religion are included
in mischief. It should be pressed in each form, desiring there is a dire need
to slay someone. If the war is not waged in the beginning to press the
sedition, then spreading day to day it will take in fold the entire nation and
country and then quarrels, disturbance, loot, unrest and bloodshed will
begin.
In this verse it has been stated that if the enemies of Islam do
not refrain from their mischief and start waging a war into the limits of Haram
(the four walls of Makkah), then you can also fight with them at that sacred
place. During the normal circumstances the battle and bloodshed is not allowed
near the Inviolable Place of Worship (Khana Ka’-ba) because this House is the
Place of peace and respectable, but to suppress the mischief has become so much
necessary that it may come in the fold of war. It is the Punishment for the
enemies of Peace that they should either be exiled from their native land or
slain. However, if they refrain from mischief and persecution, forswear from
evil-doings and misdeeds and come under the shelter of Islam, then don’t raise
the sword over them. Moreover consider them as your brothers because the God
Almighty forgives previous sins of the repentant.
Three things have been proved from this verse:
• The
Inviolable Place of Worship (Khana Ka’-ba) is the place of peace. Killing and
shedding blood should not be done here.
• If
anybody attacks then the battle may be fought here.
• Killing
and striving is collective obligation so it has been commanded again and again
in the plural form on each place.
LESSON # 211 FROM
HOLY QUR’AN
Last Limit Of Massacre
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Verse –193 of 286,
Section – 24 (Part - 2)
And fight them until persecution is no more, and religion is for
Allah. But if they desist, then let there be no hostility except against
wrongdoers.
Wa qaatiluuhum hatta laa takuunu
fitnatunw – wa ya-kuunad-Diinu-lillaah. Fa-‘ininta-haw
falaa ‘udwaana ‘illaa ‘alaz-zaalimiin.
Lesson
Qaatiluuhum – (fight them) it may be signified towards all the
Infidels, but the religious scholars have aimed only the Idolaters of Makkah,
because here it appears the face of words toward them.
Ad-Diinu – (the religion) this word is used for reward and
punishment in Arabic, which means revenge, exchange. It has come for several
meanings in the Holy Qur’an that is to say, revenge, exchange, the method of
conception and action, the religion, the worship of the God Almighty and
obedience etc.
It has been commanded in this verse that waging a war should be
continued against the infidel persecutors and the enemies of Islam till the
time that persecution and mischief ends, Rule of God Almighty overcomes, nobody
should have the power to oppose or attack without just cause on the Rule of
Allah Almighty and if any person insults it then he should be punished properly
and immediately.
Islam desires that the Rule of God Almighty should be public and
common. All the people believers of other religions may pass their lives
satisfactorily at their own places. Places of worship and prayers, and
religious stations may remain safe from their tyranny. No hindrance may be
produced in the path of Islam. This is the only one form with which Peace may
be maintained in the world. Otherwise persecution/mischief will use to raise
its head always and the people may never remain in comfort. Islam has three
options for it:
1.
Invite the people to embrace Islam. If they agree to it, believe
that God Almighty is One, Muhammad (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon
Him) is the last Messenger of God Almighty and the Day of Resurrection, then
Allah Almighty will forgive their evildoings and they will get all equal rights
of the Muslims in the Islamic society.
2.
If the people are not ready to embrace Islam, however they
promise to refrain its opposition, then they may remain fondly in the Islamic
state. In this form it will be the responsibility of the Muslims to provide
them protection and security.
3. If they don’t agree to the above mentioned two options
and continue to oppose the Rule of God Almighty, that is to say they become mad
in selfishness then their decision should be finalized with the sword. Their
punishment is not less than slaughter. Persecutors and enemies of the peace can
never be forgiven.
LESSON # 212 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
The Forbidden Months
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Verse –194a of 286, Section – 24 (Part - 2)
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The forbidden month for the forbidden month, and forbidden
things in retaliation. And one who attacketh you, attack him in like manner
as he attacked you.
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‘Ash-Shahrul-Haraamu bish-Shahril-Haraami wal-hurumaatu
qisaas. Famani’-tadaa ‘alaykum fa’-taduu
‘alayhi bi-misli ma’-tadaa ‘alaykum.
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Lesson
‘Ash-Shahrul-Haraamu – (The forbidden month) during
the time of ignorance different tribes of the Arab used to fight always but
they had settled this matter that the war would have been stopped during the
following four months and this period would be passed with peace and truce.
Near to them these four months were very sacred and reverent. These four months
are:
Muharram - first month of lunar calendar
Rajjab - seventh
month of lunar calendar
Zii-Qa’dah - eleventh
month of lunar calendar
Zul-Hajjah - twelfth
month of lunar calendar
Descending situation (Shaani Nazuul) and historical
background of this verse is told that the Messenger of God Almighty (grace,
glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) set on toward Makkah for
the purpose of pilgrimage (Umrah) with His some Companions (may Allah be
pleased with them) in the month of Zii-Qa’dah seventh Hirah calendar.
But the Idolaters of Makkah became ready to fight against
them. Moreover they began the archery and stoning. They didn’t care also this
forbidden and sacred month. This verse indicates toward this month.
The God Almighty commands that dignity and respect of any month
can remain still the time that the other party also respects and honors. If it
is no so then there is not any base of any forbidden month. If the opposite
party doesn’t refrain from war also during the forbidden month, then you should
also attack them in like manner as they attacked you. If they have not
respected either the forbidden month or the forbidden place, or the Muslims
have been dressed with Determination (‘Ih-raam), even then you
should be ready and carry your weapons.
Afterwards it has been proclaimed that if they have oppressed
you not caring for all the forbidden matters then you should also reply
them. Here the word a’-tadaa (attack him) has come
because it is the usage in the Arabic language that which action requires
punishment, the same word will be used for its punishment. That is to say
‘punish in answer and slaughter them’. It never aims that ‘you should oppress
them also’.
LESSON # 213 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
Allah Is With Those Who Ward Off (Evil)
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Verse –194b of 286, Section – 24 (Part - 2)
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And observe your duty to Allah, and know that Allah is with
those who ward off (evil)
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Wattaqullaaha wa’-lamuuu
‘an-nallaaha ma-‘al-Muttaqiin.
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Lesson
‘Attaqullaaha – (observe your duty to Allah,
use to fear from God) order to fix upon the abstinence, control of the passions
and God fearing has come again and again in the holy Qur’an that the person
should have fear of God Almighty at the time of doing any work, should adopt
abstinence, should control his passions, ward off bad manners, feel disgust
from the sins, evildoing and devilishness. These all commands come under one
sentence i.e. ‘Attaqullaaha. The origin of God fearing
is very important in each field of the Muslim’s life. Till the time this thing
does not manifest in the word and deed of the Muslim, his Islam can not become
complete. Fear of God teaches him temperance, inclines towards the good deeds
and takes away from the bad acts.
It is 194th verse of Surah Al-Baqarah. We have
recited ‘14’ times about Fear of God (Taqwa) up to this verse,
particularly after the order about worship, after the remembrance of the
children of Israel, after the mention of the principles of the code of
morality, after the command regarding retaliation, after the sanction of
bequest, after the order of fasting. (Taqwa) has been signified
as ‘intended’ and ‘required’ by the mankind to be adopted on each place.
Desiring it is being stated about lawful and unlawful in the
Holy Qur’an, discussing the matters of marriage and divorce, telling the laws
of the property and wealth of the orphans and the poor, debating about the
distribution of heritage and bequest, clearing the principles of association
and mutual social intercourse or enlightening on the matters of slaughter and
strive, everywhere It shall teach the lesson of Taqwa (God
fearing) and shall inform certain about its importance, utmost why?
The mankind is page of passions, slave of feelings and servant
of perceptions. At the time of doing each work he remains under its impression.
He drops down for unjust instead of remaining on temperance and justice.
Leaving the level brings him towards cruelty, violation of right, injustice and
oppression. These all things are at very low level of a Muslim, so it is
necessary that wishing he is earnest in any field of life, he should not leave
the temperance from his hand.
This lesson is taught to keep him on the level that he should
keep in view the Existence of the God Almighty, His commands and attendance in
His Court. He should consider that all the worldly property and valuables,
respect and fame are casual. Real thing is the success near to Allah Almighty.
So if any person has to face even some loss casually due to liking the justice,
then he should bear it because God Almighty helps only the persons who have His
fear and it is clear that the person who has been provided the support by Allah
Almighty, there is none lucky, obedient and successful person more than
him.
LESSON # 214 FROM HOLY QUR’AN
Spend For The Cause Of God Almighty
BAQARAH – 2 (The Cow)
Verse –195 of 286, Section – 24 (Part - 2)
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And spend your wealth for the Cause of Allah, and cast not
(yourselves) by your own hands to ruin; and do good. Lo! Allah loveth the
beneficent.
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Wa ‘anfiquu
fii sabiilil-laahi wa laa
tulquu bi-‘aydii-kum ‘ilat-tahlukah. Wa ‘ahsinuuu
‘innallaaha yuhibbul-Muh-siniin.
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Lesson
laa tulquu bi-‘aydii-kum ‘ilat-tahlukah – (cast not (yourselves) by your own hands to ruin) there
was the command about fighting and strive (qataal & jihaad)
in the previous verses, and it has been ordered to spend the wealth for the
cause of God Almighty before this sentence of this verse. As though it is the
command of the God Almighty that whenever there is a need to strive for the
country and nation, and the sacrifice of the wealth is required, don’t show the
avarice, and don’t stop your hands to spend the wealth for the cause of Allah.
If you will do so, then it will be like that you will cut your own feet, you
will slaughter yourselves. Doing so, not only it will harm the nation and
country, but the defeat of the nation will be your own defeat and the harm of
the religion will be your decline.
Some persons take its meaning wrong, “plunge not into the danger
intentionally and don’t put your life into the risky affairs”. This motive is
entirely not from this sentence, it is true, but neither there is situation of
it and nor it has been mentioned here.
Commanding for the fighting and the strive, it has been
prescribed upon the Muslims in the earlier verses that they should sacrifice
their lives in the way of God Almighty, fight the enemies of His religion to
raise it. If the Idolaters and Infidels resist their work, then they should
fight also against them and elevate upon them their swords to stop the cruelty.
In this verse the God Almighty has ordered to spend their wealth for the Cause
of Allah Almighty.
Sacrifice of the lives is required to crush the enemies and to
press the mischief and the rebellion, so that the soldiers of God Almighty
plunge into the battlefield keeping their lives on their palms, with full excitement
of Islam without caring of their death and slaughter, and strive for the only
one purpose ‘Raising the name of Allah Almighty’. For this intention spending
the wealth and property is needed at the second stage, so that the arms,
weapons and equipment for the war may be bought, security may be provided to
the left behind family members of the soldiers, necessities of life of the
martyrs’ children and widows may be completed, eating and drinking items for
the Army may be amassed and goods of ration may be stored in case of being
besieged.
Transliterated Holy Qur’an in Roman Script & Translated from Arabic to English byMarmaduke Pickthall, Published by Paak Company, 17-Urdu Bazar, Lahore, Lesson collected from Dars e Qur’an published By Idara Islaah wa Tableegh, Lahore (translated Urdu to English by Muhammad Sharif).
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