Lesson # 633 From Holy Qur’aan
Everyone is Free to
Select the Religion of One’s Choice
‘Al-Maaa-‘idah (the
Table Spread) – Chapter – 5)–Stage
- 2
Verses
– 52 & 53 of 120, Section – 8 of 16 (Part - 6)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allaah,
the Beneficent, the Merciful
Lesson - B
The Muslims were instructed in the
previous two lessons that they should not keep deep friendly relationship with
the Jews and the Christians, and it has been told very clearly about them, who
say themselves ‘Muslims’ and see towards the disbelievers with friendly eyes,
that there is a disease, a defect (of hypocrisy) in their hearts.
Before these verses, the Muslims have
been prohibited – once in Surah ‘Aali- ‘Imraan and twice in Surah Nisaaa’ that they should not keep friendly relations with the Infidels, ignoring
the Muslims. After this so much strict guidance, now we should think, “How would
we have to live in the world?” Because surely the disbelievers will dwell forever
as well as the Jews will live until their prescribed time and the Muslim too are
not effaceable until the mortality of the world.
Till
the present time, the need for thinking more upon this problem was not felt
because a very powerful Muslim government was established in the world, and
probably they thought that they would never be put down. So this question had
not any importance for them. But now a day, the condition of the Muslims is
open. Whether anyone wishes or not, but he would have to accept it incumbent that
the Muslims are under a close arrest and have fallen into the traps of the
strangers from their all around. It is known here that perhaps it was error of
ours own that we did neither learn, nor teach the dwelling manner by mixing up
with different nations by considering it seriously, while we had degree of
leadership and instructorship of the nations of the world.
It appears
by meditating in these verses that the guidance for the Muslims to live
separately from the Infidels and the people of the Scripture, is not due to the
reason that they are disbelievers and the Muslims are believers, but actual
reason is that they are very selfish and purely wrongdoers. At the other hand,
the Muslims’ fundamental faith is that the entire humankind are servants of Allaah Almighty, and being the servants
of Allaah Almighty they all are
brothers and sisters of one another mutually themselves. Therefore, well-wishing
for one another is compulsory for them even having separate religions. They should
not think only for their own welfare, but let all of them get opportunity equally
to reap the advantages from the benefits of the world, and they all should take
their shares with equity and reconciliation, mutually themselves.
This
is the lesson which was forgotten by the Muslims themselves. Whereas they were
given chance to act upon it at their own as well as teach the world properly
about the method of dwelling comfortably in the life. But they forgot this
lesson, learnt the lesson of selfishness from others and put the teachings of
Holy Qur’aan behind.
It is
revealed that the only rule of dwelling in this world may be that every nation,
sect, community and class should be independent in its religion and thoughts. None
should suppress anyone, but the entire human beings should agree upon it
mutually that all the people are provided equal share in the worldly gains. Therefore,
the wars and the battles should be dismissed, which surely depend on the selfishness.
It is
the teachings of Islam, “Do not fight for worldly superiority with one another,
however you can compete for moral pre-eminence”.
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