Our Teaching — Page 35
35 large party of Muslims and who had forced others from their homes, and committed immensely grave injustices against them. Allah the Exalted says: 1 َنِذُا َنْيِذَّلِل َنْوُلَتٰقُي ْمُهَّنَاِب اْوُمِلُظ١ؕ َو َّنِا َهّٰللا ىٰلَع ْمِهِرْصَن ُرْيِدَقَل That is, permission to fight is given to those Muslims who are being subjected to war by the disbelievers, because they have been wronged, and God has the power to help them. [2] Then, there were defensive wars, which were fought to preserve freedom of choice or [3] to establish liberty in the land against those who aggressed to destroy Islam or forcefully suppress its propagation. The Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and his blessed Caliphs never waged war except in these three cases. In fact, the Muslims tolerated the injustices of other peo- ples to such a degree that no similar example can be found among other nations. So what right will Jesus the Messiah and the Mahdi have to come and begin murdering people?… Gaddi-Nasheen And Peerzaadahs of the Country In this country, gaddi-nasheen [the custodians of shrines] and peerzaadahs [the descendants of saints] are so estranged from religion and so deeply engrossed in their self-invented beliefs that they are entirely oblivious of the trials and tribulations that afflict Islam. 1. Surah al-Hajj , 22:40 [Publisher]