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The Probable Evidences of those who deny Civilisation Struggle in Islam 1|2|3

As for the deduction with His saying:"Verily those who believe and the Jews and Sabians and Christians and Zoroastrians, and those who associate (with Allah), verily Allah will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection. Verily Allah is witness over all things" [TMQ Al-Hajj: 17]

for leaving "the differences in beliefs and conduct between us and them to Allah to judge between us on the Day of Resurrection."
If this means not compelling them to enter Islam, then it is correct. If it means that Allah will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection, then that is also correct. If it means not inviting them to the deen of truth, it is false, because we are commanded to carry the da'wah to them until they embrace Islam or pay jizyah or they are fought. If it means not fighting them, this is also wrong, because the offensive war (qital uttalab) is fard as will follow. As for deducing from His saying:

"Allah does not prohibit you to deal kindly and justly with regard to those who did not fight you over the deen nor drove you from your houses. Verily Allah loves those are just" [TMQ Al-Mumtahinah: 8]

upon kindness, justice and treating these people well. It is said that what is meant by this ayah is those who believed in Makkah and did not emigrate, so the deduction with it is outside the subject. If the meaning is every one of the people of (other) religions, the deduction is correct regarding those who did not fight us or drive us out from our houses. Definitely this does not include those who fight the Muslims of Palestine, expelling them and assisting in their expulsion. Also it does not include everyone who fights the Afghans now, expelling them and assisting in their expulsion. Likewise, it does not include any people fighting us in Iraq since the Second Gulf War, neither does it includes those fighting us in Kashmir, Chechnya and their like. If they use as evidence His saying:
"And if they incline to peace, then you incline to it" [TMQ Al-Anfal: 61] (tosay) that Islam is a deen of peace and that peace is the origin, then this ayah has to be understood together with this ayah:

"Be not weak and call to peace while you have the upper hand" [TMQ Muhammad: 35].

So if Muslims are living with dignity, strength, power and (as one) group (jama’ah), then no peace. The evaluation of the benefit, or
otherwise, of peace is left to the Khaleefah, and there is no importance to the evaluation of anyone else unless he is delegated by him. If they use as evidence His saying:

"O you who believe, enter into submission (as-silm) completely and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Verily he is an open enemy to you." [TMQ Al-Baqarah: 208]

It is said that it is necessary to know those being addressed with this ayah then know the meaning of 'as-silm'. 'Those who believe' could mean the Muslims as being addressed, and it could be the believers in Prophets before Muhammad, and 'as-silm' could here be Islam or it could mean peace (sulh). If those addressed are the believers in Muhammad , there is no meaning in saying to them: 'Enter into peace with believers', because they are not warriors but are rather believers like them; it is only said to them: 'Enter completely into Islam, meaning the obeying of all His Shari'ah and establishing His limits and rules, without trying to choose some and leaving some.' If those addressed are the believers in the previous Prophets, there is no meaning in requesting them to enter into peace; rather this meaning does not exist in the Qur'an. At-Tabari said: "As for calling them initially to peace, this does not exist in the Qur'an." So the meaning is calling them to Islam and to enter therein. Thus whoever was the one addressed, there is no call therein for Muslims to enter into treaty of peace with disbelievers i.e. mutual peace (muwada'ah). And if they use as evidence His saying:-------- NEXT 1|2|3

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