The Holy War — Page 195
Proceedings—Debate 1 June 1893 195 1 (Pt. 4 R. 7)— َنْوُلْوُقَي ْلَه اَنَّل َنِم ِرْمَاْلا ْنِم ٍءْيَش١ؕ ْلُق َّنِا َرْمَاْلا ٗهَّلُك ِهّٰلِل They say, ‘Is there for us any part in the government of affairs?’ Say, ‘All government belongs to Allah. ’ In the Gospels it is indeed written that privilege, which can be roughly translated as latitude, is indeed bestowed by Allah. Thus, some are given honour and respect, while others are humiliated; some are made masters and others are made servants; but nobody will have the Hellfire as their destiny nor is anybody assigned destruction. It is further written that Pharaoh was allowed to become established for this very reason, (the actual words are was made established , meaning that he was allowed to become estab- lished) so that the glory of Divine attributes may increase in him, but it is not written that man has no choice whatsoever; however, his deeds are accountable. In short, this is the difference between the Holy Quran and the Gospels that the Holy Quran gives teachings that are contradic- tory to human choice whereas the Gospels do not negate choice in human actions as they relate to privileges and permissions. And although the Holy Quran mentions compulsion along with des- tiny, these two cannot be compatible with each other. My third question is regarding what is written in S u rah at-Tauba : اوُلِتاَق َنْيِذَّلا اَل َنْوُنِمْؤُي ِهّٰللاِب َو اَل ِمْوَيْلاِب ِرِخٰاْلا َو اَل َنْوُمِّرَحُي اَم َمَّرَح ُهّٰللا َو ٗهُلْوُسَر َو اَل َنْوُنْيِدَي َنْيِد 2 ۰۰ ِّقَحْلا َنِم َنْيِذَّلا اوُتْوُا َبٰتِكْلا ىّٰتَح اوُطْعُي َةَيْزِجْلا ْنَع ٍدَّي َّو ْمُه َنْوُرِغٰص It is written thus in Ruk u ‘ 4, ‘Kill those who believe not in Allah, nor in the Last Day, nor hold as unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have declared to be unlawful, including those who are 1. S u rah A l ‘Imr a n, 3:155 [Publisher] 2. S u rah at-Taubah, 9:29 [Publisher]