Reverence of the Square Building at Makkah (L-235)
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وَلا تُقاتِلوهُم عِندَ المَسجِدِ
الحَرامِ حَتّىٰ يُقاتِلوكُم فيهِ ۖ فَإِن قاتَلوكُم فَاقتُلوهُم ۗ كَذٰلِكَ
جَزاءُ الكافِرينَ191c. فَإِنِ انتَهَوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ
غَفورٌ رَحيمٌ192. |
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191c. Wa- laa tuqaatiluuhum ‘indal-Masjidil Haraami hatta yu-qaatiluukum fiih. Fa-‘in- qaata-luukum faqtuluuhum. Kazaa-lika jazaaa-‘ul-Kaafiriin. 192.
Fa-‘ininta-haw fa-‘innAllaaha Gafuurur-Rahiim. |
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191c. But do not fight them at the Sacred Mosque, unless they fight you there. If they fight you, then kill them. Such is the retribution of the disbelievers. 192. But if they
cease, then God is Forgiving and Merciful. |
‘Indal-Masjidil Haraami –(at the Inviolable Place of Worship), technically, area around several kilometers on all directions of the Temple of Makkah (the Squire Building) is called ‘Haram’. It is included also in its Determination (‘Ihraam) that neither the battle should be fought there, and nor shed the blood of any individual, even that ‘going a hunting’ is forbidden also.
In the beginning of this verse, it has been described that ‘preventing from the religion, spreading the persecution/quarrel, vexing, unrest, plundering, destruction and forcibly pushing back from the religion are included in mischief. It should be pressed in every form, whether there is a dire need of slaying someone. If the war is not waged in the beginning to press the sedition, then by spreading of it day to day, it will take in fold the entire nation and country, and then quarrels, disturbance, loot, unrest and bloodshed will begin.
In this verse, it has been stated that if the enemies of Islam do not refrain from their mischief but begin waging a war into the limits of Haram (the Squire Building of Makkah), then you can fight also with them at that sacred place. During the normal circumstances, the battle and bloodshed is not allowed at the Inviolable Place of Worship (BaytUllaah) because this House is the Place of Peace and Respectable, but for suppressing the mischief; it has become so much necessary that it may come in the fold of war. It is the Punishment for the enemies of Peace that they should either be exiled from their native land or slain. However, if they refrain from mischief and persecution, forswear from evil-doings and misdeeds and come under the shelter of Islam, then you should not raise the sword over them. Moreover, consider them as your brothers because God forgives previous sins of the repentant.
Three things have been proved from this verse:
1. The Inviolable Place of Worship (the Squire Building of Makkah) is the place of peace. Killing and shedding blood should not be committed there.
2. If anybody attacks; then the battle may be fought there.
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Killing and striving is a collective obligation, so it has been
commanded again and again in the plural form at every place in Holy Qur’aan.
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