Absolute Justice, Kindness and Kinship — Page 346
Covenants with Non-Muslims, Treaties and Contracts 339 will not be able to advance towards you without killing us all. ' It happened exactly as they had promised and Heracles, the Roman Emperor, was forced to withdraw. The Muslims re-entered the territory with the glory of the victorious. The entire people of Hims received them with great jubilation and happily accepted the renewal of contract to pay them the levy of their own accord. 54 Then came the unfortunate era when the Muslim rulers forgot the teaching of the Holy Quran and ceased to act according to the Quranic teachings regarding their conduct towards the conquered people. At this, their subjects also severed their ties and became oblivious of them. Thus their broken contracts became instrumental in breaking down their empires and eventually caused their downfall. Some other Examples of the Honouring of Contracts Personally, the Holy Prophet sa was wont to defend the rights of others meticulously. His personal example towards his subjects who paid levy was beyond censure. Once, Hadrat ‘Umar ra , a close Companion of the Prophet sa and the Second Caliph after him, learned of the murder of a Jew. No trace of the murderer could be found. This news grieved him so much that he