Drive them out of the
place whence they drove you out
Surah ‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
Stage – 1, Verse – 191a of 286, Section – 24 of
40 (Part - 2)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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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 people 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 people; who fight against you and kill your
people, you should slay them wherever you find them in the battlefield, at that
time, you should not stop your hands.
Min hay-su ‘akhrajuukum – (the places
whence they drove you out), it indicates towards Makkah – the
Infidels and Idolaters drove the Muslims out from Makkah.
The command regarding
slaying, fighting and striving has been mentioned in this verse. The enemies of
Islam try every time that the Muslims should not raise. They should be removed
from the surface of the earth. Therefore, existence of the people like these enemies
is cause of danger for the Muslims every time. 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 they should ‘slay them’.
The Prophet Abraham
(peace be upon Him) constructed the Temple of Makkah (BaytUllaah,
the Square Building) for
the purpose that the entire people of the entire earth should come for purely
worship of God Almighty. His real heirs were 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 Law of God Almighty and the true
religion. The Muslims wished to make it the Center of the Religion Islam from
the beginning. But the Infidels and the 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 center; the Oppressed Muslims came to Madinah for
living. The Infidels didn’t let them remain in peace there also, committed
different kinds of conspiracies, continued vexing and opposing them, prevented
the Muslims from Pilgrimage, hindered extremely in Islamic invitation, and
began attacking on Madinah. In these circumstances, the Muslims
were ordered to slay those kinds of Infidels wherever you find them. And exile
them for getting back your native land and spiritual centre, because their harassment have crossed the limits.
The life of a
Muslim is the correct model role 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 full freedom. Islam - neither snatches freedom of anyone,
nor can sacrifice its own freedom, nor can tolerate any constitution like this,
way of life and system; which might be peace-breaker, false worshiper, enemy
of God, and cause of dishonor for the nobility and humanity.
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