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Originally Posted by reasonableph8th  "As for the enemies of Allah, although it is the duty of the believer to detest them because they are detested by Allah, yet the believer is authorized to call them to Islam and explain its noble meaning to them; they may be guided by such a call and embrace Islam. But if they reject it and refuse to submit to the laws of Allah, a Muslim is permitted to fight them until idolatry is uprooted and the religion of Allah gains victory over polytheism"
What are your thoughts about this? |
Hello again, reasonable,
Well first off, one must understand what is meant by "enemies" of Allah. I'm not quite sure what context the quote is taken from.. But anyway, I consider an "enemy" of Allah to be someone who actively assaults and aggravates islam/muslims, whether that be physically or verbally. Those people are to be looked down on, because Allah looks down on them. If the writer uses "enemies of Allah" to mean "non muslims", then I disagree. Non muslims are not to be detested by muslims, merely their actions of disbelief, such as attributing a son to God, praying to other than Allah, etc. Here's a verse from the quran that describes this all perfectly:
"Allah does not forbid you respecting those who have not made war against you on account of [your] religion, and have not driven you forth from your homes, that you show them kindness and deal with them justly; surely Allah loves the doers of justice. Allah only forbids you respecting those who made war upon you on account of [your] religion, and drove you forth from your homes and backed up [others] in your expulsion, that you make friends with them, and whoever makes friends with them, these are the unjust." 60:8-9
As for the second part of your question, the writer implies the way to act in an islamic state. An islamic state is a system with a complete form of ruling and governemnt, so naturally, like any other government, those who do not adhere to its regulations will be held accountable for their actions. As for forcing non muslims to accept islam in an islamic state, it is completely unallowed. There is no complusion in religion, as is stated in the quran. Non muslims are free to worship as they like, as long as they adhere to the laws. However, in today's world, no islamic state exists, not even countries like Saudi Arabia or Iran follow the complete word of islam.
And Allah knows best,
Hope that helps!
