354
edits
Kafir (Infidel): Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
→Guidelines on how to deal with the Kāfir: From the Arabic original
| [checked revision] | [unchecked revision] |
mNo edit summary |
(→Guidelines on how to deal with the Kāfir: From the Arabic original) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
||
| (3 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 86: | Line 86: | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|98|6}}|Lo! those who disbelieve, among the People of the Scripture and the idolaters, will abide in fire of hell. They are the worst of created beings.}} | {{Quote|{{Quran|98|6}}|Lo! those who disbelieve, among the People of the Scripture and the idolaters, will abide in fire of hell. They are the worst of created beings.}} | ||
====Guidelines on how to deal with | ====Guidelines on how to deal with the ''Kāfir''==== | ||
The Muslims must remain united in opposition to the disbelievers, and maintain faith, while refusing to take the disbelievers as friends. If the disbelievers acquiesce but then return "to enmity", they must be slayed, unless they have a treaty with the Muslims or seek refuge amongst them. Finally, if the disbelievers "incline to peace", so too should the Muslims. | The Muslims must remain united in opposition to the disbelievers, and maintain faith, while refusing to take the disbelievers as friends. If the disbelievers acquiesce but then return "to enmity", they must be slayed, unless they have a treaty with the Muslims or seek refuge amongst them. Finally, if the disbelievers "incline to peace", so too should the Muslims. | ||
| Line 95: | Line 95: | ||
The "sword verse", or ''ayat as-sayf'', in Arabic. The subsequent verse appears to present a conditional reprieve: | The "sword verse", or ''ayat as-sayf'', in Arabic. The subsequent verse appears to present a conditional reprieve: | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|9|5-6}}|5. But when the forbidden 4 months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war); but if they repent, and establish regular prayers and practise regular charity, then open the way for them: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.<br> | {{Quote|{{Quran|9|5-6}}|5. But when the forbidden 4 months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war); but if they repent, and establish regular prayers (to Allah) and practise regular charity (according to Islam), then open the way for them: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.<br> | ||
6. If one amongst the Pagans ask thee for asylum, grant it to him, so that he may hear the word of Allah; and then escort him to where he can be secure. That is because they are men without knowledge.}} | 6. If one amongst the Pagans ask thee for asylum, grant it to him, so that he may hear the word of Allah; and then escort him to where he can be secure. That is because they are men without knowledge.}} | ||
According to several mainstream Islamic scholars, the sword verse relates to a specific event in Islamic history — namely that Arabian pagans made and broke a covenant with Arabic Muslims. They claim the verses immediately preceding and following 9:5, 9:4 and 9:6, and emphasize: Only those pagans who broke the covenant were subject to violent repercussions so that any pagans who honored the covenant to profess Islam (convert to Islam), offer prayers, and pay the zakāt or repented their betrayal were to be spared. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||