The True Islamic Concept of Jihad — Page 17
A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 17 ] He also writes in his book Iqti sa d f i mas a ’il al-jihad , on p. 16: It is clear from these arguments that India, despite being under the rule of a Christian government, is a ‘land of peace. ’ It is not permissible for any king—be he an Arab or a non-Arab, whether he is the Mahd i from Sudan or Hadrat Sultan Sh a h of Iran, or even if he is the Am i r of Khur a s a n—to fight them in the matter of religion. For people who were citizens of the country, it was already incumbent to obey the king or the government of the time. But Maulav i Muhammad H usain Bat alvi is passing his verdict for other countries as well. According to him, some of you may be living outside the sphere of the British government, but it is forbidden even for you to fight the British government. He writes: It is forbidden for the Muslim world to oppose and rebel against the British government. ( Ish a ‘at-us-Sun- nah , vol. 6, no. 10:187) Even in this age there is no possibility of a religiously justifiable jihad , since there is no imam of the Muslims with the required traits and conditions. (al- Iqtis a d-e-mas a’ il al-jihad , p. 42) Who is your imam today? Is it necessary to have a military government for this type of leadership? When did God establish leaders in the religious world through the agencies of military governments? Maulav i Muhammad H usain