Lesson # 1023 from Noble Quran
Compensation against life
Surah ‘ANFAAL (SPOILS OF WAR) – Chapter – 8)
Stage – 2, Verse – 67 of 75, Section
– 9 of 10 (Part - 10)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In
the name of God, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
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67. It is not for any
Prophet to have captives until he hath made slaughter in the land. Ye desire
the lure of this word and Allah desireth (for you) the Hereafter. And Allah
is Mighty, Wise.
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67. Maa
kaana li-Nabiyyin ‘any-yakuuna lahuuu
‘asraa hattaa yus-khina
fil-‘arz. Turiiduuna ‘arazad-dunyaa, wAllaahu
yuriidul-‘Aakhirah.
WAllaahu ‘Aziizun Hakiim.
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Lesson
‘Asraa –
(captives, prisoners), this word is plural of ‘asiir, which is a section of Adjectives, and it has been derived
from ‘asrun. ‘Asrun means “to prison, to arrest, to capture”. ‘Asiir means “a captive, a prisoner”.
Yus-khina –
(should tyrannize or make slaughter), this word is from ‘is-khaan, which is made from sakhan.
Sakhan means “cruelty, strictness, severity and affliction”. ‘Iskhaan means “to tyrannize, to oppress”.
Here it aims “after getting an opportunity, at first, one should inspire the
enemy with fear, so that the quarrelsome and rebellious people cease violence
and by taking it warning; they leave the stubborn”.
In the Battle of Badr, seventy grandeur chieftains of Qureish were killed by Muslims and their
seventy great people were arrested by the Muslims. At that time, a decision was
required that “how the captives must be treated? Whether they should be set
free after taking wealth or be slaughtered?
In this connection; the Messenger of
God Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) asked His
Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) about their opinion. Majority of
them said: The captive should be released after getting compensation. But Umar and Sa’-d bin Ma-‘aaz (may God be pleased with them) gave their opinion
that these people have troubled the Muslims very much, if they are left alive,
they will set up any temptation against the Muslims again. But mostly people of
them did not consider it suitable that they must be slain, because, later on
possibly some of them may embrace Islam. Some people gave their opinion; being kind
naturally that they should be forgiven after receiving ransom money. Some of
them thought that the Muslims need wealth and economic goods this time, it
would be better if they are released after taking money.
Messenger of Allah Almighty (grace,
glory, blessings and peace be upon Him) decided that everyone must be set free
after taking compensation against life. Therefore, they acted upon this
decision. But; because it was against the political expediency, so this verse
was revealed and they were informed that such deed was not good.
Badr
was first Battle of Muslims. It was demand of political prudence that such
tormentor enemy must be punished more severely, due to which, no vicious person
may interrupt in safety and peace of the world in future. And it was commanded
that “taking possession of wealth may be useful a little and only for a few
days, but consequence of setting the enemies free is not good. So, although
some of them embraced Islam, but maximum of them attacked next year again and
seventy Muslims were martyred (in the Battle of ‘Uhud). Allah Almighty saved the Muslims from manifest defeat with
His Mercy, otherwise they had arranged for themselves complete destruction.
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