There are limits for that. If anyone oppresses the Muslims, we must retaliate.
Oh wait just saw you're male - ignore that
There are limits for that. If anyone oppresses the Muslims, we must retaliate.
Well.. Could you give us an example of the jizya rule being enforced anywhere in the world today..
So we can better understand how to answer.
As a westerner all I have for comparison is the tax laws.. Although they are always open to abuses and concessions.
We are all Muslims, striving to please Allah SWT Alhamdulillah. I feel I have many improvements to make with myself, but I kindly ask you not to call me a liar - because nothing I have said is a lie, and if I have made a mistake, then there is no need to declare it in public.
That hadith I mentioned about the Prophet (pbuh) visiting his Jewish neighbour's son. Following the visit, that son became a Muslim. I do not think he would have converted if the Prophet had not shown mercy and kindness to him.
I don't like arguing with my brother in Islam, so I'll leave it at that.
May Allah guide us all.
Sadly, no country follows Islamic laws and those who agree with the countries laws have indeed done kufr and have left the religion of Allah.
...and yet my moral compass points only towards fear of Allah swt.
There will be no personal attacks in this forum. If this ocurrs, available measures will be taken to stop this.
Kuffar-pleasing parrots?
Besides that, the last thing I will say is that the above points you have taken out of context, brother. I read through the replies in full and they all have specific conditions. We can respect those who are of a different faith, in fact we are encouraged to treat them kindly. I don't understand what has been happening on this forum you are concerned about. The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was the perfect example of respect and religious tolerance - he visited the child of a Jewish neighbour who was unwell, this is in al-Bukhari.
Islam is not a religion of hate, but of mercy.
And the proof you have given me is insufficient to believe in your point, so I suppose the feeling is mutual.
BarakAllahu feek.
“O you who believe! Take not My enemies and your enemies (i.e. disbelievers and polytheists) as friends, showing affection towards them, while they have disbelieved in what has come to you of the truth (i.e. Islamic Monotheism, this Qur’aan, and Muhammad), and have driven out the Messenger (Muhammad) and yourselves (from your homeland) because you believe in Allaah your Lord” [al-Mumtahanah 60:1]
So how can it be appropriate for a Muslim to keep company with the enemy of Allaah and his enemy, and make friends with him?
How can he be certain that he will not start to think of their ways as good? Many Muslims have fallen into kufr and heresy and have apostatized from Islam because of keeping company with the kuffaar and living in their countries. Some of them have become Jews and some have become Christians, and some have embraced atheistic philosophies.
We ask Allaah to make us steadfast in following His religion.
Allaah has forbidden the believers to take the kaafireen (disbelievers) as friends, and He has issued a stern warning against doing that.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“O you who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians as Awliyaa’ (friends, protectors, helpers), they are but Awliyaa’ of each other. And if any amongst you takes them (as Awliyaa’), then surely, he is one of them. Verily, Allaah guides not those people who are the Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers and unjust)”
[al-Maa’idah 5:51]
Tafsir: Shaykh al-Shanqeeti (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: In this verse Allaah tells us that whoever takes the Jews and Christians as friends is one of them because of his taking them as friends. Elsewhere Allaah states that taking them as friends incurs the wrath of Allaah and His eternal punishment, and that if the one who takes them as friends was a true believer he would not have taken them as friends. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“You see many of them taking the disbelievers as their Awliyaa’ (protectors and helpers). Evil indeed is that which their ownselves have sent forward before them; for that (reason) Allaah’s Wrath fell upon them, and in torment they will abide.
81. And had they believed in Allaah, and in the Prophet (Muhammad) and in what has been revealed to him, never would they have taken them (the disbelievers) as Awliyaa’ (protectors and helpers); but many of them are the Faasiqoon (rebellious, disobedient to Allaah)” [al-Maa’idah 5:80-81]
Your and everyone's posts must abide by forum rules.
There are limits for that. If anyone oppresses the Muslims, we must retaliate.
I would've accepted it if he payed Islamic taxes or was under an alliance.
May Allah bless all of you and may he guide us
Greetings and peace be with you BlackFlags;and welcome to the forum,
I would hope I have never oppressed any Muslim, and I would ask forgiveness if I have offended any of you.
In the spirit of praying to 'One god'
Eric
Greetings and peace be with you BlackFlags;and welcome to the forum,
I would hope I have never oppressed any Muslim, and I would ask forgiveness if I have offended any of you.
In the spirit of praying to 'One god'
Eric
Greetings and peace be with you all,
Thank you for many of the kind comments. I would not like to be the cause of division amongst you, so if my being here causes problems, then please say, and I will leave.
Blessings.
Eric
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