RE: Question for Muslims
March 16, 2014 at 4:00 pm
(This post was last modified: March 16, 2014 at 4:01 pm by Mystic.)
(March 16, 2014 at 3:54 pm)tor Wrote:Quote:And when the sacred months have passed, then kill the polytheists wherever you find them and capture them and besiege them and sit in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they should repent, establish prayer, and give zakah, let them [go] on their way. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.What does this mean?
Read other verses in the Surah and read up on history. Within that Surah you will see verses saying not to fight those who stayed true to the treaty. It also goes through reasoning why they are being fought this time with this condition. It's because they kept on breaking treaties and had no intention of keeping peace treaties. So it's saying why wait for them to always have the element of surprise on their hand where they keep attacking you whenever they want.
The verses however are general. There were polytheists in the region who kept true to their treaties and hence this didn't apply to them.
It of course doesn't apply to the whole world.
Why don't you read the Surah?
