[Willing or unwilling, all creatures in heaven and earth have accepted Islam – Koran]
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Pages 115-116; Sūrat 2, Āyat 256 {or 2:257}
34. Let there be no compulsion 300 In religion: Truth stands out Clear from Error: whoever Rejects Tagut 300-A and believes In Allah hath grasped The most trustworthy Hand-hold, that never breaks. 301 And Allah heareth And knoweth all things. < www.submission.org/suras/sura2.html#256 > Pages 165-166; Sūrat 3, Āyat 83 {or 3:77} 83. Do they seek For other than the Religion Of Allah?–while all creatures In the heavens and on earth Have, willing or unwilling, 417 Bowed to His Will (Accepted Islam). And to Him shall they All be brought back. < www.submission.org/suras/sura3.html#83 > |
Page 472; Sūrat 8, Āyat 12
12. Remember thy Lord inspired The angels (with the message): "I am with you: give Firmness to the Believers: I will instil terror Into the hearts of the Unbelievers: Smite you above their necks And smite all their Finger-tips off them." 1189 < www.submission.org/suras/sura8.html#12 > Page 501; Sūrat 9, Āyat 14 14. Fight them, and Allah will Punish them by your hands, And disgrace them Help you (to victory) over them, Heal the breasts of Believers. 1262 < www.submission.org/suras/sura9.html#14 > Page 1580; Sūrat 48, Āyat 16 16. […] then shall ye Fight, or they shall submit. […] < www.submission.org/suras/sura48.html#16 > |
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[Pages 115-116]
300. Compulsion is incompatible with religion: because (1) religion depends upon faith and will, and these would be meaningless if induced by force: (2) Truth and Error have been so clearly shown up by the mercy of Allah that there should be no doubt in the minds of any person of goodwill as to the fundamentals of the faith; (3) Allah's protection is continuous, and His Plan is always to lead us from the depths of darkness into the clearest light.
300-A. "Tagut" here means; anything worshipped beside Allah.
301. Hand-hold: something which the hands can grasp for safety in a moment of danger. It may be a loop or a handle, or anchor. If it is without flaw, so that there is no danger of breaking our safety is absolutely assured so long as we hold fast to it. Our safety then depends on our own will and faith: Allah's help and protection will always be unfailing if we hold firmly to Allah and trust in Him.
[Page 166]
417. Allah's Truth is manifest, and all that is good and true and sane and normal accepts it with joy. But even when there is "disease in the heart" (Q. ii. 10), or judgment is obscured by perversity, every creature must eventually see and acknowledge Allah and His power (ii. 167). Cf R. Bridges: "Testament of Beauty": iv. 1419-22:–"For God's love is unescapable as nature's environment, which if a man ignore or think to thrust if off, he is the ill-natured fool that runneth blindly on death." All Nature adores Allah, and Islam asks for nothing peculiar or sectarian; it but asks that we follow our nature and make our will conformable to Allah's Will as seen in Nature, history, and revelation. Its message is universal.
[Page 472]
1189. The vulnerable parts of an armed man are above the neck. A blow on the neck, face or head, finishes him off. If he has armour on it is difficult to get at his heart. But if his hands are put out of action, he is unable to wield his sword or lance or other weapon, and easily becomes a prisoner.
[Page 501]
1262. Heal the breasts of Believers, i.e., of wounds that they may have sustained from the assaults, taunts, and cruelty of the enemy.