الرئيسية
The communication and information revolution is the stamp of our age. All these means provide man with a huge amount of worldly knowledge. Meanwhile, there are some Muslims, who have become busy acquiring the knowledge of the technological age, and therefore know only a little about their religion. No doubt, this lack of knowledge provides signs of weakness, as well as emaciation of the spirit, and paves the way to spiritual death.
Accordingly, there is an urgent need to introduce and clearly portray, all the various aspects of Islamic knowledge, so that Muslims can bask in its serenity and continue on life's journey according to its way of life. At the same time, we Muslims must rectify our confusion and misguided ideas, so we can recognize the treasure we have in our hands; the greatness of Islam, and its code of life as a prerequisite to refute the enemies that face us and annihilate their false pleas.
Among these false accusations, is that Islam was spread by virtue of military force and so considers war a means to deliver the Da`wah of Islam. Furthermore, these enemies continue defaming Islam by saying that Islam allows aggression against non-Muslims, and that if they refuse to accept Islam, are forced to pay Jizyah (tax). These enemies support their defamatory campaign against Islam and Muslims, by mistakenly quoting some verses from Surah At-Tawbah. All these pleas are completely wrong since they were cast by some orientalists and adopted by those who are eager to attack Islam. Unfortunately, what enflames the situation is that many Muslims are unable to defend such allegations because of their poor knowledge of the Deen.
In these circumstances, it has become our duty to defend Islam and refute these allegations. We are sure that Allah will support us as He defends those who believe in Him. We implore Allah to grant us His Help and Mercy, "Nay, We fling (send down) the truth (this Qur'an) against the falsehood (disbelief), so it destroys it, and behold, it (falsehood) is vanished. And woe to you for that (lie) which you ascribe (to Us) (against Allah be uttering Allah has a wife and a son).
(Al-Anbiya, 18)
1. First of all, neither reason nor history can believe that it is possible for a religion to be spread within a standard time –as it was in the case with Islam- using military force. Islam from its very beginning was initiated by the call of one man, namely, the Prophet (peace be upon him). Over the passage of time, some people followed him and proved to be the seed that produced the fruit of the early, pious Muslims and those of today. It is historically known that these few persons enjoyed no power except that of Almighty Allah.
Military Power is helpless regarding spreading any call; this is a fact completely supported by history. If this fact had not been true, then the crusades-within a period of 300 years- would have brought some benefit, the Italian occupation of Libya would have christianized the Muslim nation, or even the Tartars would have managed to keep the Islamic countries under their dominion. However, the Tartars themselves, ended up strong defenders of Islam, even though at the onset, they were its fiercest enemies!
Making a link between Islam and arbitrary violence, is obvious defamation of Islam and a display of ignorance. Surah At-Tawbah was revealed in the ninth year of the Hijrah, 15 months before the Prophet’s death and 22 years after the starting point of the mission of the Prophet, (peace be upon him), and after the influence of Islam had already reached its peak. Throughout this period, the Muslims adopted a stable strategy, which was portrayed in the verse that reads, “And if they belie you, say: "For me are my deeds and for you are your deeds! You are innocent of what I do, and I am innocent of what you do!" (Yunus, 41) and the verse that reads, “To you be your Way, and to me mine” (Al-Kafirun: 6)
There is no suggestion of compulsion or aggression in these verses. Applying this strategy within 22 years before the revelation of Surah At-Tawbah, the tyrants who worshipped idols were treated kindly and with mercy. Throughout the 22 years that preceded the revelation of Surah At-Tawbah, Islam asked the polytheists to consider the issue thoroughly and behave justly. Look at the tone of love and faithfulness that came in Surah Ash-Shura when addressing the unbelievers. Allah says, “So unto this (religion of Islam, alone and this Qur'an) then invite people
Accordingly, there is an urgent need to introduce and clearly portray, all the various aspects of Islamic knowledge, so that Muslims can bask in its serenity and continue on life's journey according to its way of life. At the same time, we Muslims must rectify our confusion and misguided ideas, so we can recognize the treasure we have in our hands; the greatness of Islam, and its code of life as a prerequisite to refute the enemies that face us and annihilate their false pleas.
Among these false accusations, is that Islam was spread by virtue of military force and so considers war a means to deliver the Da`wah of Islam. Furthermore, these enemies continue defaming Islam by saying that Islam allows aggression against non-Muslims, and that if they refuse to accept Islam, are forced to pay Jizyah (tax). These enemies support their defamatory campaign against Islam and Muslims, by mistakenly quoting some verses from Surah At-Tawbah. All these pleas are completely wrong since they were cast by some orientalists and adopted by those who are eager to attack Islam. Unfortunately, what enflames the situation is that many Muslims are unable to defend such allegations because of their poor knowledge of the Deen.
In these circumstances, it has become our duty to defend Islam and refute these allegations. We are sure that Allah will support us as He defends those who believe in Him. We implore Allah to grant us His Help and Mercy, "Nay, We fling (send down) the truth (this Qur'an) against the falsehood (disbelief), so it destroys it, and behold, it (falsehood) is vanished. And woe to you for that (lie) which you ascribe (to Us) (against Allah be uttering Allah has a wife and a son).
(Al-Anbiya, 18)
1. First of all, neither reason nor history can believe that it is possible for a religion to be spread within a standard time –as it was in the case with Islam- using military force. Islam from its very beginning was initiated by the call of one man, namely, the Prophet (peace be upon him). Over the passage of time, some people followed him and proved to be the seed that produced the fruit of the early, pious Muslims and those of today. It is historically known that these few persons enjoyed no power except that of Almighty Allah.
Military Power is helpless regarding spreading any call; this is a fact completely supported by history. If this fact had not been true, then the crusades-within a period of 300 years- would have brought some benefit, the Italian occupation of Libya would have christianized the Muslim nation, or even the Tartars would have managed to keep the Islamic countries under their dominion. However, the Tartars themselves, ended up strong defenders of Islam, even though at the onset, they were its fiercest enemies!
Making a link between Islam and arbitrary violence, is obvious defamation of Islam and a display of ignorance. Surah At-Tawbah was revealed in the ninth year of the Hijrah, 15 months before the Prophet’s death and 22 years after the starting point of the mission of the Prophet, (peace be upon him), and after the influence of Islam had already reached its peak. Throughout this period, the Muslims adopted a stable strategy, which was portrayed in the verse that reads, “And if they belie you, say: "For me are my deeds and for you are your deeds! You are innocent of what I do, and I am innocent of what you do!" (Yunus, 41) and the verse that reads, “To you be your Way, and to me mine” (Al-Kafirun: 6)
There is no suggestion of compulsion or aggression in these verses. Applying this strategy within 22 years before the revelation of Surah At-Tawbah, the tyrants who worshipped idols were treated kindly and with mercy. Throughout the 22 years that preceded the revelation of Surah At-Tawbah, Islam asked the polytheists to consider the issue thoroughly and behave justly. Look at the tone of love and faithfulness that came in Surah Ash-Shura when addressing the unbelievers. Allah says, “So unto this (religion of Islam, alone and this Qur'an) then invite people