Lesson # 1040 from Noble Quran
How can there be a treaty with God and Prophet for
infidels
Surah ‘TAWBAH or BARAAA-‘AH (REPENTANCE) – Chapter – 9)
Stage – 2, Verse – 7 of 129, Section
– 2 of 16 (Part – 10)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In
the name of God, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
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7. How can there be a
treaty with Allah and with His Messenger for the idolaters save those with
whom ye made a treaty at the Inviolable Place of Worship? So long as they are
true to you, be true to them. Lo! Allah loveth those who keep their duty.
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7. Kayfa yakuunu
lil-mush-rikiina ‘ahdun ‘indAllaahi
wa ‘inda RasuuliHiii
‘illal-laziina ‘aa-hattum ‘indal-Masjidil-Haraam. Fa-mas-taqaamuu lakum fastaqiimuu
lahum. ‘InnAllaaha yuhibbul-Muttaqiin.
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Lesson
Mas-taqaamuu – (So long as they are true), ‘is-taqaamuu is past tense, origin of which is ‘istaqaamatun.
From it, many words have come out; like – qawm, maqaam, qiaam, aqaamat,
mustaqiim, qiaamat etc. ‘Istaqaamat means “straight”. The word Mustaqiim
has been derived from it, as it has come in Holy Qur’an Siraatal
Mustaqiim (the Straight Path). Next to it; the word fastaqiimuu has been used; which is a word of
command, and which means “Be true or straight”.
In the beginning of first Section,
which was beginning of this Surah (Chapter) too, a word “Baraaa-‘ah”
was used, aim from which was that God Almighty and His Messenger (grace, glory,
blessings and peace be upon Him) are neither responsible to abide by any treaty
with the idolaters of Arab in future and nor will they make any new treaty with
them. The second Section of this Surah begins from this verse, in which;
the reason about the matter has been described that “why can any treaty not be made
with them?”
It is commanded that there is
no form of “treaty of alliance” by Allah Almighty and His Messenger (grace,
glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) with the idolaters. However, those
people, with whom you have made a treaty during “Peace Treaty of Hudaybiah”
near “the Inviolable Place of Worship” (Masjidil-Haraam) (not to fight) for
ten years, that Treaty will be fulfilled till the completion of the term, on
the condition that they do not disobey the treaty which they have made with you
and abide by the terms of the treaty. So long as they care for the terms of the
peace treaty and remain true to you, you should abide by the terms also, be
true to them and treat them straightforward as they treat you.
It was explained previously
that Qureish (the idolaters) of Makkah broke the treaty and
supported the tribe of Banu Bakr, who attacked over the tribe of Banu
Khuza-‘ah, which was ally of Muslims, against the treaty. Therefore, resultant, the Muslims attacked over Makkah and conquered it.
In 9th AH during the
occasion of Hajj-il-Akbar (The Greater Pilgrimage), it was proclaimed
that in future, the Muslims will not be bound of any treaty. Postponement is
only for four months. After that, the idolaters cannot dwell in the Peninsula
of Arab. There were some such tribes at the time of announcement, which were
included in the Treaty of Hudaybiah. Nine months had remained in
completion of the Term of the Treaty. They abode by the terms, so they were not
troubled till completion of the terms of treaty.
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