Anfal 72
72- THOSE WHO BELIEVED AND MIGRATED AND STRUGGLED USING THEIR WEALTH AND SELVES IN THE CAUSE OF ALLAH, AND THOSE WHO SHELTERED AND SUPPORTED (THEM), THEY ARE ALLIES AND CLOSE KIN TO EACH OTHER. BUT THOSE WHO BELIEVE AND DID NOT MIGRATE, YOU HAVE NO ALLIANCE WITH THEM UNLESS THEY MIGRATE, BUT IF THEY SEEK YOUR SUPPORT CONCERNING FAITH, YOU SHOULD SUPPORT THEM EXCEPT AGAINST PEOPLE YOU HAVE COVENANT WITH, FOR ALLAH KNOWS ALL YOU DO.
Allah the Highest speaks about 3 types of Muslims at the time in this Ayah:
- Those who believed and migrated from Makah to Medina leaving their old religion of idolatry as well as their homes and property behind, and spent of their own wealth in the cause of Allah, as well as fighting and sacrificing their own lives.
- The supporters, who believed and then took the migrants in, supported them and sacrificed their possessions and souls in the cause of Allah.
The above two groups are of similar standing regarding their faith and therefore are considered to be close kin and allies to each other.
- The believers of Makah who were not prepared to migrate and sacrifice the comfort of their homes, wealth, or to sacrifice in the cause of Allah, they are not of the same standing and therefore are not close kin and allies to the first two groups unless they migrate.
However, as they are Muslims, they are to be supported in matters of faith, but not otherwise. They are not to be supported against even disbelievers who have treaties with the Muslims, for the treaties should be observed and respected.
We have to suffer and make sacrifices for our faith sometimes. This does not mean fighting and abandoning our homes, but may be in missed opportunities, or worldly gains or in having to put up with some discomfort in our lives in order to adhere to the principles of our faith. Some of us may suffer more than others.
Allah the Highest does not demand from a soul more that it can bear “ALLAH DOES NOT PRESCRIBE FOR A SOUL EXCEPT WHAT IT CAN BEAR. TO HER CREDIT WHAT IT HAS EARNED AND UPON IT WHAT IT HAS EARNED”. (S:2 A:286)
There is a great difference between those who stand firm for their faith and religious principles, and those who do not. Between those who are prepared to sacrifice for their faith and those who are not. There are also different grades in between, as there are shades of the same colour.
For the Muslims, the closest relationship is that of Islam, and the most important kinship is that of Islam, and we should remember that always.
Anfal 73-75
73- AND THOSE WHO DISBELIEVE ARE CLOSE KIN AND ALLIES TO EACH OTHER, IF YOU DO NOT OBSERVE THIS, IT WILL BE THE CAUSE OF MISCHIEF ON EARTH AS WELL AS GREAT EVIL DOING.
There are two main points in this Ayah:
- The Muslim and non-Muslims do not inherit each other. Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said: “The Muslim does not inherit the disbeliever, nor the disbeliever inherits the Muslim”. (Bukhari; Faraid & Muslim: Faraid)
Indeed, the Islamic rule is that people of two different religions do not inherit each other, for Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said: “People of different religions do not inherit each other”. (Termezi)
Anfal 74-75 (End of Sorah)
74- THOSE WHO BELIEVED, MIGRATED, AND STRUGGLED IN THE CAUSE OF ALLAH, AND THOSE WHO SHELTERED AND SUPPORTED THEM, THOSE ARE THE TRUE BELIEVERS, THEY WILL RECEIVE FORGIVENESS AS WELL AS GOOD AND PURE PROVISIONS (FROM THEIR LORD).
75- THOSE WHO BELIEVED AFTERWARDS, MIGRATED AND STRUGGLED IN THE CAUSE OF ALLAH WITH YOU, THEY ARE BUT SOME OF YOU, AND THE BLOOD RELATIONS ARE CLOSE KIN TO EACH OTHER, THIS IS IN ALLAH’S BOOK, FOR INDEED ALLAH KNOWS ALL THINGS VERY WELL.
Allah the Highest is telling us that the best of us are the two very early groups of Muslims; they are:
- The Early believers from Makah who were the first believers, who migrated from Makah to Medina, and struggled in the cause of Allah.
- The Supporters who are the original inhabitants of Medina, who took them in, sheltered and protected them, and struggled in the cause of Allah the Highest with them. These two groups were joined in a kinship like blood relationship. Then there is a third group.
- Those who believed afterwards, migrated and struggle with them in the cause of Allah the Highest, join those two groups and become part of them.
After the taking of Makah, there is no migration, in the sense of the migration of that time, this is because Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said: “There is no migration after the taking of Makah, but Jihad and your intention (in what you do)”
The word migration in Arabic means to leave. Therefore, there are other types of migration:
- To leave the acts of sin and disobedience of Allah the Highest.
- One may leave the land where he cannot practice his religion freely and the land where he is tempted and prosecuted to another where he has freedom of worship.
Our first and most important obligation is to Allah the Highest and to obeying Him. Even should one’s parents be disbelievers and command a Muslim to do things that are not in accordance with his faith, he should be kind to them, but in the mean time, should not obey them, for Allah the Highest said: “AND IF THEY STRUGGLE WITH YOU IN ORDER THAT YOU MAY BELIEVE BESIDES ME WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW, DO NOT OBEY THEM”. (S: 29 A: 8)
Allah the Highest knows all we do, and rewards those who do good deeds with the right intentions with the greatest reward and provisions in Paradise.
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