The True Islamic Concept of Jihad — Page 32
[ 32 ] In these verses Allah the Almighty says to the Holy Prophet sa : Your admonishing has beauty, love and sweetness and your talk is heartwarming. They will definitely make an impact. But if an unfortunate one turns away, you are not permitted to use force. You are only an admonisher not a keeper over these people. 12 And if someone then disbelieves, Allah will punish him. This is the Word of God, compared with the words of Maud u d i who is say ing that, ‘when the failure of admonishing…’ It grieves my heart to quote the rest of this sentence. But after the failure of admonishing, when the Caller to Islam took the sword in his hand and said, ‘Beware! All kinds of distinctions, and blood, and wealth, unto which you were called are under my feet today. ’ ( al-Jihad fil Islam , 3rd edn, 1962, p. 141–142) Do you know when the Holy Prophet sa made the quoted declaration? This is his last sermon. See how things have been distorted. It is not possible that a scholar of religion would not know when this declaration was made, and to what times he is trying to apply it. 12. ( al-Gh a shiyah , 88:24)