The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 41
Natural, Moral and Spiritual States of Man 41 seek to help him in his physical and spiritual ailments. . Allah the Almighty has repeatedly admonished that we should have sympathy for people regardless of their religion, should feed the hungry, procure freedom for slaves, pay off the debts of those burdened with them, and have true sympathy for the whole of mankind. He says: 41 إِنَّ اللهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ وَإِيتَاى ذِي الْقُرْبى :. This means that: 'God commands you to be just or, even more than just, to be benevolent like a mother to her child, or like a person who is kind to another because of the feelings of kinship. ' لا ينهيكُمُ اللهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجُوكُمْ مِّن دِيَارِكُمْ آن تبرُّوهُمْ وَتُقْسِطُوا إِلَيْهِمْ إِنَّ اللهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ 42. That is: 'The fact that Allah forbids you from loving the. Christians and others should not be taken to mean that. He forbids you from doing good or showing compassion and sympathy. No. Be compassionate, sympathetic and just to those who have not fought to kill you, nor have they driven you out of your homes, whether they are. Jews or Christians, for Allah loves the people who do so. " إنَّمَا يَنْهكُمُ اللهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ قَاتَلُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَ آخَرَجُوكُمْ مِّن دِيَارِكُمْ وَ ظَاهِرُوا على إخراجكُمْ آنْ تَوَلَّوهُمْ وَ مَنْ يَتَوَلَّهُمْ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الظَّلِمُونَ 43. That is: 'Allah forbids you from being friendly and intimate with only those who have waged religious wars 41 Al-Nahl, 16:91 [Publisher] 42 Al-Mumtahinah, 60:9 [Publisher] 43 Al-Mumtahinah, 60:10 [Publisher]