Lesson # 1039 from Noble Quran
Slaying; only
due to being an idolater; is unlawful
Surah ‘TAWBAH or BARAAA-‘AH (REPENTANCE) – Chapter – 9)
Stage – 2, Verse – 5 of 129, Section
– 1 of 16 (Part – 10)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of God, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
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6. And if anyone of the
idolaters seeketh thy protection (O Muhammad), then protect him so that he
may hear the Word of Allah, and afterward convey him to his place of safety. That
is because they are a folk who know not.
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6. Wa ‘in ‘ahadum-minal-mush-rikiinas-tajaaraka fa-‘ajirhu
hattaa yasma-‘a Kalaa-mAllaahi summa
‘ablig-hu ma’-manah. Zaalika
bi-‘annahum qawmul-laa ya’-lamuun.
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LESSON
‘As-tajaara – {(whoso) sought protection}, the origin of this
word is ‘is-tijaaratun, which has been derived from jaar. Jaar is
used for “neighborhood, refuge and shelter”. ‘As-tajaarah means “to ask
for refuge, asking safety and peace from someone”.
‘Ajir – {protect (him)}, it is a tense of command, has
been derived from ‘ijaaratun, and like the word mentioned above, it has
come out from the word jawwar, which means “to give shelter”.
It was commanded in the
previous verse: Slay the idolaters wherever you find them, but you should leave
those people who get ready to pass their life according to your way of life and
enter in Islam. But there would be some such people who may not be aware of
Islam. From them, if any person wishes to come unto Muslims for understanding
the teachings of Islam and seeks protection from them, then Muslims should take
him under their protection. The same has been described in this verse.
Almighty God commands that;
which idolater says: Kill me not. I want to live among you for the purpose that
I may know about Islam, because I don’t know that “what is it and what does it
desire? Then you should give him permission for living between you and protect
him, and cause to hear him those Revelations of Holy Qur’an; which are
foundation of Islam, and point out before him the proper course of Islam.
If, after listening to
everything and understanding, he decided that he would not embrace Islam, then
you should not slay him. Moreover, wherever he wants to go and considers that
he can live at that place in safety and peace, then you should convey him
there. This command is for the purpose that, because the idolaters are
accustomed of dwelling in accordance with their own way of life, and they do
not know that “a better way of living exists also than theirs, which is called
Islam”.
Therefore, if they wish, provide
them opportunity to live with you for understanding and deliver the Message of
Holy Qur’an unto them. If they decide to go, even after understanding,
then you should let them go. Embracing not Islam only; is not too much big
fault that slaying them becomes lawful. That is to say, it is not lawful to
kill any such individual who is not Muslim.
It can be understood easily
and clearly from this verse that the command of slaying the idolaters was not
due to the reason that they did not use to accept Islam, but that was; because
they had gripped up their loins to finish Islam in all conditions, and they
wished to remove the Muslims from the world only due to enmity and obstinacy.
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