Through Force or Faith? — Page 158
?— A Reply to Pope Benedict XVI 158 saving the land from their mischief. ( Chashma-i-Ma‘rifat, pp. 229–231) ُثْيَح ْمُهْوُمُتْفِقَث١ؕ۠ َو ْمُكِٕىٰٓلوُا اَنْلَعَج ْمُكَل ْمِهْيَلَع اًنٰطْلُس اًنْيِبُّماْوُسِكْرُا اَهْيِف١ۚ ْنِاَف ْمَّل ْمُكْوُلِزَتْعَي۠ َو اْۤوُقْلُي ُمُكْيَلِا َمَلَّسلا َو اْۤوُّفُكَي ْمُهَيِدْيَا ْمُهْوُذُخَف َو ْمُهْوُلُتْقا ْمِهْيَلَع اًلْيِبَس َنْوُدِجَتَس َنْيِرَخٰا َنْوُدْيِرُي ْنَا ْمُكْوُنَمْاَّي َو اْوُنَمْاَي ْمُهَمْوَق١ؕ اَمَّلُك اْۤوُّدُر ىَلِا ِةَنْتِفْلا ْمُكْيَلَع ْمُكْوُلَتٰقَلَف١ۚ۠ ِنِاَف ْمُكْوُلَزَتْعا ْمَلَف ْمُكْوُلِتاَقُي َو اْوَقْلَا ُمُكْيَلِا َمَلَّسلا١ۙ اَمَف َلَعَج ُهّٰللا ْمُكَل ْوَا ْمُكْوُءٓاَج ْتَرِصَح ْمُهُرْوُدُص ْنَا ْمُكْوُلِتاَقُّي۠ ْوَا اْوُلِتاَقُي ْمُهَمْوَق١ؕ َو ْوَل َءٓاَش ُهّٰللا ْمُهَطَّلَسَل َو اَل اْوُذِخَّتَت ْمُهْنِم اًّيِلَو َّو اَل اًرْيِصَن اَّلِا َنْيِذَّلا َنْوُلِصَي ىٰلِا ٍۭمْوَق ْمُكَنْيَب َو ْمُهَنْيَب ٌقاَثْيِّم ْمُهْنِم َءٓاَيِلْوَا ىّٰتَح اْوُرِجاَهُي ْيِف ِلْيِبَس ِهّٰللا١ؕ ْنِاَف اْوَّلَوَت ْمُهْوُذُخَف َو ْمُهْوُلُتْقا ُثْيَح ْمُهْوُمُّتْدَجَو١۪ َو ْنَم ِلِلْضُّي ُهّٰللا ْنَلَف َدِجَت ٗهَل اًلْيِبَس اْوُّدَو ْوَل َنْوُرُفْكَت اَمَك اْوُرَفَك َنْوُنْوُكَتَف ًءٓاَوَس اَلَف اْوُذِخَّتَت اَمَف ْمُكَل يِف َنْيِقِفٰنُمْلا ِنْيَتَئِف َو ُهّٰللا ْمُهَسَكْرَا اَمِب اْوُبَسَك١ؕ َنْوُدْيِرُتَا ْنَا اْوُدْهَت ْنَم َّلَضَا ُهّٰللا١ؕ What has happened to you that you are divided into two parties regarding the hypocrites? And Allah has over- thrown them because of what they earned. Desire ye to guide him whom Allah has caused to perish? And for him whom Allah causes to perish thou shalt not find a way. They wish that you should disbelieve as they have dis- believed, so that you may become alike. Take not, there- fore, friends from among them, until they emigrate in the way of Allah. And if they turn away, then seize them and kill them wherever you find them; and take no friend nor helper from among them; Except those who are connected with a people between whom and you there is a pact, or those who come to you, while their hearts shrink from fighting you or fighting their own people. And if Allah had so pleased, He could have given them power against you, then they would have surely fought you. So, if they keep aloof from you and fight