Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 206
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 206 these people ashamed of themselves when they accuse Muslims of worshipping the Ka‘bah? Thus, the change of the direction of the Qiblah by the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was for the fundamental principle that Muslims are to become strict Unitarians and adherents of the Oneness of God, to eliminate from their minds even the trace of any thought that they were worshipping the Ka‘bah. It was not because of any wavering or lack of conviction, as the ignorant Aryas fancy inasmuch as the Holy Prophet s as clearly says:. . 1 ْلُق ٖهِذٰه ْۤيِلْيِبَس اْۤوُعْدَا ىَلِا ِهّٰللا١ؔ۫ ىٰلَع ٍةَرْيِصَب اَنَا َو ِنَم ْيِنَعَبَّتا ْلُق ٖهِذٰه ْۤيِلْيِبَس اْۤوُعْدَا ىَلِا ِهّٰللا١ؔ۫ ىٰلَع ٍةَرْيِصَب اَنَا َو ِنَم ْيِنَعَبَّتا Rebuttal to the Allegation that Muslims made Women their Slaves Post Wars There was another objection that it was terrible cruelty and barbarism that Muslims made women their slaves as a result of wars. The Promised Messiah as said: Whatever Muslims did, it was only subsequent to the tyranny and oppression, transgression and cruelty of the disbelievers of Makkah. One should look at their transgression before criticiz- ing Muslims. One should consider how he [Holy Prophet s as ] suffered in Makkah. How meekly and humbly the Muslims continued to suffer the persecution and atrocities at the hands 1. Say, ‘This is my way: I call unto Allah. I occupy a position of manifest knowl- edge, so do also those who follow me’ ( S u rah Y u suf, 12:109). [Publisher]