Morning Reminder. Thursday. 23rd/24th day of Rabeeul Awwal . Does Islam Say: Kill The Infidels? Someone said, Your Quran says to kill all the Jews and Christians.., how do we answer harsh question and attacks against Islam? This is absolutely not true and it is quite easy to prove. The Quran still exists today just as it did at the time of the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. You see, he never did learn how to read or write, so he memorized the entire Quran from the angel Gabriel (Jibril in Arabic) and then he passed on this recitation (Quran) to his companions and they in turn passed it on to the next generation and this practice continues even today, reciting by memory and then passing it on to the next generations. And by the way, it is exactly the same from anywhere it is recited in the world. Thats one of the miracles of the Quran. It cant be changed bcs it is been memorized. We know the Quran orders believers to fight in combat against those who are the oppressors, aggressors and terrorists and those who are assaulting and killing the innocent men, women and children. But it gives out clear orders - NOT TO Fight against those who are not fighting against you... It is our duty and privilege to present the truth and proof about Islam and what it represents. We desire to clear up misconceptions and misunderstandings about Islam to help others see the true message that came with all of the prophets from Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad, peace be upon them all. The message is: La ilaha illa Allah (none has the right to be worshipped except Allah). Now let us correct some mistakes in the question itself. There is not such a meaning in the Quran, ordering or even permitting the Muslims to ever attack innocent people whether they are Christians, Jews, or any other faith for that matter. Combat is only ordered against those who are attacking or killing the innocent Muslims or fighting against the established Muslim state. The word used most often in Quran, that is so often mistranslated as kill; slay; or slaughter is not jihad, it is Qital and if you look to the Arabic, you will quickly understand this word in todays usage would clearly be combat. As Muslims we are commanded to stand up for righteousness and strive to prevent oppression, aggression and tyranny. This is the proper usage and understanding for this term, as you will discover while passing through the Tafsir(commentary of the Quran) and explanations by top scholars today. Scholars of Quran tell us the verses dealing with this topic are specific and not intended to imply a general meaning for just anyone to decide to go around combating non-Muslims. The early Muslims had been driven out of their homes and turned out into the desert to starve. After finally, relocating in Medina, verses came in Quran instructing them to make hajj (pilgrimage) back to Makkah. Finding their way blocked and after several years of making agreements and treaties that the others continually broke, the Muslims were at last, told they could now fight in combat against the tyrants who had so horribly mistreated and abused them in the past. However, this would only be acceptable to Allah if they remained within very specific limitations. The word Qital in Arabic in this instance refers to combat rather than what some have used kill because the word kill is far too general, while the word combat appropriately describes what is intended by the usage in this passage. Allah Knows Best. It should also be noted the usage of the word Fitnah in the same verse denotes a horrible condition, not unlike what we find today when there is terrorism and tyranny against the moral and just society at large. It would be easy to properly understand the meaning as, Engage them in combat, even killing them, until the state of Fitnah (terrorism) no longer exists in the society and people are free to worship Allah by their choice. We can see these verse are not designed to promote terrorism, but rather these are very orders from Above to the Muslims to be the first of those who stand out aggressively against all forms of terrorism and oppression. When Jesus Christ Peace be upon him said in Luke 19:27 that But those mine enemies, which would not accept that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me No Muslim can say something against Jesus Christ Peace be upon bcs sometimes when persuasion fails force must be applied to achieve a better results and all Prophets and Messengers used some strong warnings to try and preach their message across. To be concluded in shaa Allah. May Allah aid us to be able to explain His commands to non Muslims. Aameen.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 10:27:11 +0000
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