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

"And if they withdraw from you, fight not against you and offer you peace, then Allah has opened no way for you against them" [TMQ An-Nisa: 90]

(to say) that it is haram for Muslims to initiate fighting against peaceful disbelievers who withdraw from fighting Muslims. It is said that this ayah relates to hypocrites who befriend and reach a people with whom we have a covenant i.e. they follow their rule in the treaty (muwada'ah). It might mean those who go out with them under compulsion to fight us and then they withdraw from the fighting, like those who came out on the day of Badr with the polytheists; then there is no way for us against them. If they use as evidence His saying:

"Permission (to fight) is given to those who were fought, because they were oppressed. And verily Allah is Able to support them" [TMQ Al-Hajj: 39]

(to say) that the permission to fight is for the oppressed against whoever initiated fighting against him. It is said that the command to fight is absolute (mutlaq) without restriction to the situation of oppression. This is because His saying: "because they were oppressed" is not a divine reason ('illah) for fighting, but rather a descriptive reality (wasf waqi'). This is because the Quraysh used to severely harm the Muslims who would come to Rasool Allah, beaten and wounded in the head, complaining to him and he would say to them: "Be patient for I have not been commanded with fighting" until they emigrated. Then this ayah was revealed wherein Allah commanded them with fighting after He prevented them from it. Ad- Dhahak said:

"The companions of the Messenger of Allah sought permission to fight the disbelievers when they harmed them, and Allah revealed:
'Verily Allah likes not any treacherous disbeliever" [TMQ Al-Hajj: 38].

When he emigrated, it was revealed:'Permission (to fight) is given to those who were fought because they were oppressed.
And verily Allah is Able to support them' [TMQ Al-Hajj: 39]."

Thus the ayah was revealed to lift the ban from Muslims in repelling harm from them. So it is a specific situation, even if it avails the command to fight via the indicated meaning (dalalat al-ishara). So the ayah does not explain the legitimacy of fighting in the way of Allah, but the legitimacy of fighting to repel harm. Thus there is no contradiction between this ayah and the aayaat of At-Taubah. Moreover, the aayaat of At-Taubah were revealed later, so there is no abrogation, specification or restriction (to them). If they deduce with the hadith of ibn Abi Awfa that is agreed upon:

The Messenger of Allah said:

"O people, do not wish to meet the enemy and ask Allah for wellbeing. And if you meet them, be patient and know that Paradise is under the shadow of swords."

This hadith has no relation with mutual peace, since what is therein is prohibition from wishing to meet them not prohibition from fighting them or the command for making peace with them. The scholars have said this prohibition is due to what there is in wishing to meet the enemy of pride ('ijab); so it is a deduction out of context. There are other attempts of deduction that do not deserve
rebuttal, nay they do not (even) deserve mention. However we mention them to prove that some of these people do not refrain from gathering the evidences in any way. Their main concern is to prove Islam is a deen of peace and not a deen of struggle, conflict and jihad. Rather, in their view it is rather a deen of security, peace and tolerance. Some of what they claim to be evidence in the subject is His saying:

"And made them safe from fear" [TMQ Quraish: 4] and His saying:

"…a secure sanctuary" [TMQ Al-Ankabut: 67] and His saying:

"And by this city of security" [TMQ At-Tin: 3] and His  saying:

"And We will exchange for them security after their fear" [TMQ An-Nur: 55]. And his saying
:
"Whoever of you awakes safe in his flock (sirb)."

This, indeed, is scorning of the Shar'a and the minds of people! -------- END ----1|2|3