The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5)

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CH. 60 AL-MUMTAḤINAH PT. 28 يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجُوكُمْ fought against you on account of your religion, and who have مِنْ دِيَارِكُمْ أَنْ تَبَرُّوهُمْ وَتُقْسِطُوا not driven you forth from your b اِلَيْهِمْ إِنَّ اللهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ ) homes, that you be kind to them and deal equitably with them; surely, Allah loves those who are equitable. 4216 respecting those who have إِنَّمَا يَنْهُكُمُ اللهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ قُتَلُوكُمْ ,Allah only forbids you. 10 فِي الدِّينِ وَأَخْرَجُوكُم مِّنْ دِيَارِكُمْ fought against you on account of your religion, and have وَظُهَرُوا عَلَى إِخْرَاجِكُمْ أَنْ driven you out of your homes and have helped others in driving you out, that you make friends with them, and whosoever makes friends with them it is these that are the 4217 transgressors. تَوَلَّوْهُمْ ۚ وَمَنْ يَتَوَلَّهُمْ فَأُولَبِكَ هُمُ الظَّلِمُونَ believing women come to you as يَا يُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا جَاءَ كُمُ الْمُؤْمِنتُ O ye who believe! when. 11 مُهْجِرْتٍ فَامْتَحِنُوهُنَّ اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ Refugees, examine them. Allah knows best their faith. Then, if "4:145; 5:52. united with Muslims into one brotherhood. 4216. Commentary: The verse makes it clear that the commandment to Muslims to have nothing to do with disbelievers has a proviso. It applies only to those disbelievers, as the next verse shows, who are at war with Muslims and are inimically disposed towards Islam. Friendly relations as such with non- Muslims are not forbidden. Besides, 3138 extra emphasis has been laid, in this verse, on kind and equitable treatment of non-Muslims. The fact that this and the following verse were revealed at a time when relations between Muslims and disbelievers were highly strained helps to understand the real purpose and object of the prohibitory commandment. 4217. Commentary: See preceding verse.