The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 65
PT. 26 AL-HUJURĀT CH. 49 th فَضْلًا مِّنَ اللهِ وَنِعْمَةً وَاللهُ عَلِيمٌ Through the grace and favour. 9 وَإِنْ طَابِفَتْنِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْتَتَلُوا two parties of فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَهُمَا ۚ فَإِنْ بَغَتْ إِحْدُبُهُمَا ;make peace between them of Allah. And Allah is All- Knowing, Wise. 10. And if believers fight each other, then if after that one of them fight the party that transgresses until it returns to the command make peace between them with equity, and act justly. Verily, Allah loves the just. 3847 b عَلَى الْأخْرى فَقَاتِلُوا الَّتِي تَبْغِي حَتَّى transgresses against the other تَفِيءَ إِلَى أَمْرِ اللَّهِ ۚ فَإِنْ فَاءَتْ فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَهُمَا بِالْعَدْلِ وَأَقْسِطُوا of Allah. Then if it returns اِنَّ اللهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ 3847. Commentary: The central theme of the Surah is the solidarity of Islam. Directions and rules of conduct which are calculated "8:2. to achieve and maintain this solidarity have been laid down in it in some detail. Some of these rules have been mentioned in the preceding verses, others follow in the verses that come later. A great danger to the security and solidarity of the Muslim State or Community are the disputes and quarrels that haply might arise between different Muslim groups or parties. The verse under comment provides a most effective remedy to compose these quarrels. Primarily, the verse deals with the settlement of disputes between Muslim parties, but it equally embodies a sound basis on which a really effective "League of Nations" or a "United Nations Organisation" can be built. The verse lays down the following principles for the maintenance of international peace. As soon as there are indications of the other nations, instead of taking disagreement between two nations, sides with one or the other, should at once serve notice upon them, calling upon them to submit their differences for settlement to a "League of Nations" or "United Nations Organisation", as the case may be. If they agree, the dispute will be amicably settled. But if one of them refuses to submit to the "League", or having submitted refuses to accept the award of the "League" and prepares to make war, the other nations should all fight it. It is evident that one nation, however strong, cannot withstand the united might of all other nations and is bound to make a speedy submission. In that event, terms of peace should be settled 2961