Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 486
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 486 The Blessings and Illumination of the Holy Quran Question— If no religion other than Islam possessed illumi- nation and blessings and could not be acceptable to Almighty Allah, then why was the provision for Jizyah made? The answer —This is a completely different issue. It does not prove that other religions were true. Yes, if this proves anything, it proves that Islam was not spread by coercion. Those people have been given an opportunity to think and reflect, and as it had been said: 1 ۤاَل َهاَرْكِا يِف ِنْيِّدلا ْدَق َنَّيَبَّت ُدْشُّرلا َنِم ِّيَغْلا ۤاَل َهاَرْكِا يِف ِنْيِّدلا ْدَق َنَّيَبَّت ُدْشُّرلا َنِم ِّيَغْلا Therefore, it was put into practice. I regret that you object to it while it was a commendable thing. It was the grace of Almighty Allah and the mercy of the Holy Prophet, may peace and bless- ings of Allah be upon him, because Almighty Allah had said: 2 َو ۤاَم َكٰنْلَسْرَا اَّلِا ًةَمْحَر َنْيِمَلٰعْلِّل۰۰ َو ۤاَم َكٰنْلَسْرَا اَّلِا ًةَمْحَر َنْيِمَلٰعْلِّل۰۰ Meaning that, O Messenger! We have sent you as a mercy for all peoples. So this was an example of his mercy. If you ponder over the Holy Quran, its bright truth will become known to you. There is no efficacy remaining in the Torah; otherwise, there should have been Auliya’ull a h [the Friends of Allah; i. e. Saints] and the righteous among them. 1. There should be no compulsion in religion. Surely, right has become distinct from wrong ( S u rah al-Baqarah, 2:257). [Publisher] 2. S u rah al-Anbiy a ’, 21:108 [Publisher]