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DOES
QUR'AN TEACH COMMUNILISM?
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Objection
8: It is on Chapter 8
Verse 65, the translation follows:
"O
Prophet, inspire the believers to conquer
all fear of death when fighting, if there
be twenty of you who are patient in adversity,
they might overcome two hundred. And if there
be one hundred of you, they might overcome
one thousand of those who are bent on denying
the truth, because they are people who cannot
grasp the truth."
The
Prophet of ALLAH had to bear the responsibility
of commanding the armies to face forced
wars upon him. Here the commander of the
army of the faithful is being advised to
encourage the armed faithfuls to repulse
a forced attacked on them. During such circumstances
who would object to such encouragement to
the warriors of own force?
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Objection
9:
It is on Chapter 9 Verse 29, the translation follows:
"And
fight against ‘Ahle-Al-Kitab’
(those provided with the Book earlier) who despite
having been vouchsafed revelation - do not believe
either in The GOD and the Last Day, and do not consider
forbidden that which The GOD and HIS Messenger have
forbidden, and do not follow the religion of truth
which ALLAH has enjoined upon them, till they agree
to pay the exemption tax (Jizyah) with
a willing hand after having been humbled."
When
politics overcame the Arab and the non-Arab tribes
and divergent communities entering freshly in Islam,
we find them levying taxes upon their non-Muslim subjects
exploiting the word Jizyah. It has become
a dark part of their history. We should think whether
our GOD would be pleased to allow a section of HIS
creature to extricate tax from less fortunate section
of HIS creatures. Let us enlist here the questions
that arise in our minds.
a)
Is Jizyah to be realized by Muslim rulers from
all kinds of non-Muslim subjects?
b) If not, then is it to be taken from in Qur’anic
terms, ‘The People of The Book’, means
the Jews and the Christians?
c) Is it to be taken from all kinds of Jews and Christians
without any distinction?
d) How will it be spent?
e) After taking this tax what responsibilities fall
upon the shoulders of the rulers?
f) What are the advantages and disadvantages of this
tax for those who pay it?
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