Salaam and thank you for this post. In specific the agreements with the disbelievers are those visa and immigration/naturalization all of us have signed with the western countries we have immigrated to.
Most Muslims have not read what they signed when they accepted the permanent residencies and citizenships of countries like US. In most those agreement the signer has agreed to abide by all the laws of that country + not to take part in any activity against that country + to defend the country against aggressors. According to these verses and the Tafsir, if you have acquired e.g. the green card of USA or their citizenship and you see that they are cruelly killing the Muslims overseas in thousands, and if you are to understand this as a clear violation of the agreement you had with them when you became a resident or citizen, you must RETURN YOUR GREEN CARD OR REVOKE YOUR CITIZENSHIP and seek another country where they are not killing Muslims: 4:97 When angels take the souls of those who die in sin against their souls, they say: "In what (plight) Were ye?" They reply: "Weak and oppressed Were we in the earth." They say: "Was not the earth of Allah spacious enough for you to move yourselves away (From evil)?" Such men will find their abode in Hell,- What an evil refuge! 39:10 Say: "O ye my servants who believe! Fear your Lord, good is (the reward) for those who do good in this world. Spacious is Allah's earth! those who patiently persevere will truly receive a reward without measure!" Yes this return of your papers after a lifetime of living in such country is painful and full of loss, but when the angels take your soul you are not ZAALIMI ANFUSIHIM those living in sins against themselves, thus one sure path to the Fire blocked for you. There are gangsters amongst us in the western countries who encourage our beloved children to take part in illegal activities against the very nations who granted us immigration. This is evil and un-befitting the character of a Muslim: 4:135 O ye who believe! stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be (against) rich or poor: for Allah can best protect both. Follow not the lusts (of your hearts), lest ye swerve, and if ye distort (justice) or decline to do justice, verily Allah is well- acquainted with all that ye do. Let's stand firm on the side of justice and in these dark days that very justice is FOR SURE against our own persons, against our parents, against our immediate families, against the poor of us and the rich us, for the evil is wide spread on this planet amongst all people. It is befitting the Muslim to be poor and homeless and mocked by people than to both eat from the unlawful (Haram) and busy himself with criminal activities in a nation that gave him a refuge and a home for his family. Faqir (Pauper), Dara O Shayda --- In islamcity@yahoogroups.com, "K a r i m a" wrote: > > > > > > > > > B i s m i l l a a h i r R a h m a a n i r R a h e e m > > > Teachings of the Qur`aan > > > Al-Anfaal > Soorah 8 > > > > Soorah 50-58 > > Ayub A. Hamid > > ___________________________________ > > > > Death in the battlefield was not the only consequence that the Makkans faced. There was much more trouble waiting for them for their disbelief and rebellion against Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala. > > 50 If you could only see when the angels took the souls of those who disbelieved, striking their faces and their backs, and saying, "Taste the punishment of burning. 51 This is for what your own hands have sent on ahead; and the reality is that Allaah is never even a bit unjust to His slaves." > > When the Makkans were dying in the battlefield, the angels of death took their souls out of their body harshly and painfully, while striking them as well. In addition, they also gave them the news of how they will burn in Hell. Although the treatment they received and the punishment prepared for them may sound harsh, their crimes were equally heinous. Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala's justice is perfect and the punishment exactly equals the crime, without being even a tiny bit unfair. > > It was not the Makkans only who were being treated that way. Every community that rejected and opposed a messenger of Allaah was treated in that manner. > > 52 This is just like what happened to the people of Fir'own (Pharaoh) and to those before them: they disbelieved in Allaah's Signs, so Allaah seized them for their sins. Surely Allaah is Strong, Severe in punishing. > > Before destroying a nation, Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala brings his token punishment as a warning to them and gives them a chance to repent and reform. Just as the Egyptians faced many warning punishments before they were destroyed by drowning in the sea, defeat at the battle of Badr was a warning from Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala to the Quraish of Makkah so that they could learn a lesson from it and embrace Islam as their way and mission in life. > > Another aspect of this Sunnah of Allaah is that He grants status, power and prosperity to the nations and communities who deserve them because of their superiority in morals and character. They continue to enjoy these favours of Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala as long as they maintain their qualities. If they lose those qualities and superiority, Allaah sends them a messenger to give them a chance to reform themselves. If they reject the messenger, they are given an initial punishment as a warning. If they still do not reform, they lose all those favours of Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala and the disbelievers from them are completely destroyed. This Sunnah is mentioned in the next verse. > > 53 This is because it is Allaah's Sunnah (way) that He does not change the grace which He has conferred upon a people until they change their own condition; and because Allaah is Hearing, Knowing. 54 This again is just like what happened to the people of Fir'own (Pharaoh) and to those before them: they rejected the Signs of their Lord, so We destroyed them for their sins and We drowned Fir'own's people; and they were all wrong-doers. > > The Quraish of Makkah were granted respect, leadership, peace and prosperity in Arabia because of their role as the custodians of Allaah's House. This verse reminded them that if they did not reform themselves, they would lose the favours of Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala that they had so far enjoyed and would be finally destroyed as were other people like the Egyptians before them. > > The next three verses give instructions about dealing with those who had entered into treaties with the Prophet sall Allaahu 'alayhi wa sallam but were violating the terms of their treaties. This was particularly true about the Jews of Madeenah with whom the Prophet sall Allaahu 'alayhi wa sallam had entered into a treaty of good relations, mutual help and cooperation. Although the Muslims were fulfilling their part of the deal, the Jews continued to violate the treaty in different ways. They would work with the hypocrites to create problems for the Islamic mission; using the old hostilities between Aows and Khazraj, they would try to cause fights/discord among them; and they would incite the Quraish of Makkah to attack the Muslims, as discussed under verse 48. After the battle of Badr, their jealousy increased in its intensity and they started plotting against the Muslims making mischief against them more aggressively despite the existence of the treaty. > > 55 Verily, the worst of animals in Allaah's sight are those who have disbelieved and are unwilling to believe. 56 They are those with whom you made a treaty and they continue breaking it at every instant and do not fear the consequences. 57 Should you encounter them in war, defeat them so severely that it frightens off even those behind them so that they may learn a lesson. 58 And if you fear treachery on the part of a people, then throw the treaty back to them in equal terms; surely Allaah does not like traitors. > > Muslims can rescind a treaty only if the other party clearly violates its provisions. In that case, they are allowed to throw the treaty back at the violators and take action against them but only to the extent of their violation. "Throwing back" implies that the Muslims should notify the violators that the treaty has been rendered void because of their violation. If the violators attack or participate in a battle against the Muslims, then the Muslims should teach them such a lesson in the battlefield that any other faction considering violation of a treaty is discouraged from taking such a deceitful step. > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > Copyright © 2008 Ayub A. Hamid > All rights reserved > > This document may be used, only with this copyright notice included. Permission is granted to circulate among private individuals and groups, to post on internet forums, and include in not-for-profit publications subject to the following conditions: (1) Material used must be produced faithfully in full, without alteration or omission; (2) The author's subject title must remain unchanged, in whole or in part; (3) Material must be attributed to the author Ustaadz Ayub A. Hamid. Contact the author for all other rights, which are reserved. > Note: This series is providing the teachings of the Qur'aan, not a literal translation. Instead of literal translation, it gives interpretive meanings of the verses, along with their contextual details. Please remember that any translation of the Holy Qur'aan is in fact only an expression of the translator's understanding of the Word of Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala, and hence cannot be equated with the Qur'aan itself. Only the original Arabic text can be called the Holy Qur'aan. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Ustaadz Ayub A. Hamid is a visionary and strategic Islamic thinker residing in Canada for the last 32 years. His recently published books are: > > 1. Islam - Does It Make Sense? > 2. Unveiling the Commands-The Truth about Hijaab, Khimaar and Jilbaab. > 3. Finding A Soulmate - A Guide for Parents and Youth. > 4. A Book Unlike Any Other. > 5. Islam - Adopting Its Paradigms. > 6. Exploring the Islamic Beliefs. > > http://soundvisioncanada.com/shop/pbrowse.asp?Pg=3&Cat=10004 > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > The following soowar 'Teachings of the Qur'aan' series by Ustaadz Ayub A. Hamid, are available on request:- > > Al Faatihah > Al Baqarah > Aali 'Imraan > A Nisaa' > Al Maaidah > Al An'aam > Al A'raaf > > Al Anfaal: Name, Background and Topics/The Battle of Badr/What Caused The Battle of Badr?/8:1-8/8:9-19/8:20-28/8:29-35/8:36-40/8:41-44/8:45-49/ > > > K a r i m a >
