The Holy War — Page 237
Proceedings—Debate 2 June 1893 237 obstruct peace, is worse than killing. And they will not cease fighting you until they turn you back from your faith, if they can. Then He states: 1 اخل َو ْوَل اَل ُعْفَد ِهّٰللا َساَّنلا ْمُهَضْعَب. Meaning that, and had it not been for Allah’s repelling men, some of them by the others, the earth would have become filled with disorder. Then, again He states: 2 ْنِا ْمُتْبَقاَع اْوُبِقاَعَف ِلْثِمِب اَم ْمُتْبِقْوُع ٖهِب Meaning that, and if you desire to punish the oppressors, then punish them to the extent to which you have been wronged. 3 َو ْنِٕىَل ْمُتْرَبَص َوُهَل ٌرْيَخ َنْيِرِبّٰصلِّل۰۰ [Meaning,] And if you show patience, then, surely, that is best for those who are patient. Then, to warn the People of the Book of their sins He states: 4 َلْهَاٰۤي ِبٰتِكْلا َمِل َنْوُّدُصَت ْنَع ِلْيِبَس ِهّٰللا ْنَم َنَمٰا اَهَنْوُغْبَت اًجَوِع [Meaning,] O People of the Book! Why hinder ye the believers from the path of Allah, seeking to make it crooked. So this was the reason why fighting with the People of the Book had to be taken up, because they hindered the call towards truth, aided the idolaters, and joined them in trying to destroy Islam, as it has been 1. S u rah al-Baqarah, 2:252 [Publisher] 2. S u rah an-Na h l, 16:127 [Publisher] 3. S u rah an-Na h l, 16:127 [Publisher] 4. S u rah A l ‘Imr a n, 3:100 [Publisher]