Quran Chapter 5 – 53 (Pt-6, Stg-2) (L-700) - درس قرآن
Muslims’ behavior with
the people of other religions
Surah MAAA-‘IDAH (The Table Spread) – Chapter – 5)
‘A-‘uu-zu
Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)
The
Muslims were instructed in the previous two lessons that they should not keep
deep friendly relationship with the Jews and the Christians, and it has been
told very clearly about them, who say themselves ‘Muslims’ and see towards the
disbelievers with friendly eyes, that there is a disease, a defect (of
hypocrisy) in their hearts.
Before
these verses, the Muslims have been prohibited – once in Surah ‘Aali- ‘Imraan and twice in Surah Nisaaa’ that they should not keep friendly relations with the
Infidels, ignoring the Muslims. After this so much strict guidance, now we
should think, “How would we have to live in the world?” Because surely the
disbelievers will dwell forever as well as the Jews will live until their
prescribed time and the Muslim too are not efface-able until the mortality of
the world.
Till
the present time, the need for thinking more upon this problem was not felt
because a very powerful Muslim government was established in the world, and
probably they thought that they would never be put down. So this question had
not any importance for them. But now a day, the condition of the Muslims is
open. Whether anyone wishes or not, but he would have to accept it incumbent
that the Muslims are under a close arrest and have fallen into the traps of the
strangers from their all around. It is known here that perhaps it was error of
ours own that we did neither learn, nor teach the dwelling manner by mixing up
with different nations by considering it seriously, while we had degree of
leadership and instructorship of the nations of the world.
It
appears by meditating in these verses that the guidance for the Muslims to live
separately from the Infidels and the people of the Scripture, is not due to the
reason that they are disbelievers and the Muslims are believers, but actual
reason is that they are very selfish and purely wrongdoers. At the other hand,
the Muslims’ fundamental faith is that the entire humankind are servants of Allah
Almighty, and being the servants of Allah Almighty they all are brothers and
sisters of one another mutually themselves. Therefore, well-wishing for one
another is compulsory for them even having separate religions. They should not
think only for their own welfare, but let all of them get opportunity equally
to reap the advantages from the benefits of the world, and they all should take
their shares with equity and reconciliation, mutually themselves.
This
is the lesson which was forgotten by the Muslims themselves. Whereas they were
given chance to act upon it at their own as well as teach the world properly
about the method of dwelling comfortably in the life. But they forgot this
lesson, learnt the lesson of selfishness from others and put the teachings of
Holy Qur’aan behind.
It
is revealed that the only rule of dwelling in this world may be that every
nation, sect, community and class should be independent in its religion and
thoughts. None should suppress anyone, but the entire human beings should agree
upon it mutually that all the people are provided equal share in the worldly
gains. Therefore, the wars and the battles should be dismissed, which surely
depend on the selfishness.
It
is the teachings of Islam, “Do not fight for worldly superiority with one
another, however you can fight for moral pre-eminence”.
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