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DOES
QUR'AN TEACH COMMUNILISM?
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Objection
6: It is on Chapter 39
Verse 64, the translation follows:
"Say,
‘Is it then, something other than ALLAH
that you bid me to worship, O you who are
unaware (Jahiloon)?"
Like
other verses this one is also very clear
in expression. Unfortunately people speaking
languages other than Arabic have come to
believe that Allah means the God of Muslims.
Etymologically the word is a compound of
two words - ‘AL’ and’
ILAH’. ‘AL’ is the equivalent
of definite article ‘the’ in
English and ‘ILAH’ means god
or deity. The compound of both the words
AL+ILAH becomes ALLAH. In English it means
'The God' or The Deity. The Qur’an
uses this word for the only Creator, Master,
Sustainer and Cherisher of all creation,
visible or invisible things of the entire
universe. HE may be addressed as The GOD,
Eishwar, Akaal, Prabhu or Khudawand as one
may like. The instruction for this is in
Chapter 7 Verse 180:
"And
to ALLAH belongs the beautiful names,
so invoke HIM by them. And leave those
who belie or distort or deny HIS names,
for what they do, they will soon be
requited."
It is a different matter that the Muslims seldom
act according to this Verse. They do not prefer
any other word for GOD except ALLAH and become
allergic if other words are used.
As
regards to another word “Jahiloon”
used in verse in question, the Creator and
Master of the person, who calls people to
worship deities other than the Real Creator,
Master and Cherisher of the entire universe,
is calling him ignorant, devoid of factual
knowledge (Jahil). Every sensible
person would regard him devoid of intellect.
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Objection
7:
It is on Chapter 9 Verse 123, the translation follows:
"O
you have attained to faith, fight against the deniers
of the truth, who are pressure groups skirting you
(Yaloonakum) and let them find in you firmness. And
know that ALLAH is with those who are conscious of
HIM"
The
whole Chapter 9 ‘Al-Tawbah’ (The Repentance)
mostly deals with matters of warfare. The Qur’an
is such a Guide Book from The Creator of the Universe
that contains instructions on all kinds of affairs for
every person - male or female, ruler or the subjects,
friend or foe. One must judge which instruction is meant
for which person and what its purpose is! The instructions
regarding warfare are meant for the rulers, the army
commanders and soldiers. They are not meant for common
men, women, aged persons or children. By common sense
we can assume that instructions meant for servants of
a household will have no relevance for the guests of
the house.
The
verse contains instructions for the society of the
faithfuls, the rulers of such lands or the soldiers
and commanders of the army that they should fight
the groups that have surrounded them from all sides,
creating an atmosphere of war. The instruction is
very specific pointing out the enemy forces that had
tightened the noose round the faithfuls. Words in
this verse “Yaloonakum minal Kuffare”
means those from amongst the infidels who are pressure
groups encircling you to attack. The word “Yaloonakum”
has stressed importance here. If some Muslims take
liberty to deduce the meaning as they wish then how
could they ignore the word “Yaloonakum”!
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