No one Mentions This Ayah?

[Idris16]

Surah Mumtahanah

Perhaps Allah will make friendship between you and those whom you hold as enemies.
And Allah has power (over all things), and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. [60:7]​

Allah does not forbid you to deal justly and kindly with those who fought not against you on account of religion and did not drive you out of your homes. Verily, Allah loves those who deal with equity. [60:8]​

 

[alf2]

I'm going to choose to ignore this and agree with the opposing opinion on this matter...

You're going to oppose the Qur'an because you have Kaffir best friends?

 

[strive-may-i]

In Islam we are to exhibit the best of manners at all times. And a best mannered person is considered by everybody as friendly and has no enemies...

Of course for some who have grown in comfort, its unimaginable to think how a life of discomfort is... For someone who has slept in the comfort of bed and warmth, given proper education by parents, it would be unimaginable to think how a desolate orphan comes up in life... This matter is very similar, unless we keep hate, prejudice aside and read it, the chances are that we will pick a viewpoint/opinion, thats already seeded in our mind...

The word friend...
The word friend has taken a loose meaning. Go check the blogs and the news, acquaintace (ie friends) come and go, they dont remain forever. In social networks am told every person in your list is a friend. So every person you know (the old term was contact/acquaintance) becomes a friend. An acquaintance is a friend. Every business partner, by that definition is a friend? but, every classmate to a child is a friend. We are in an age, where values are tossed out at slightest hint of discomfort. The word friend has been turned into a fad and in todays world, is casually thrown around. We are to be good neighbours, hope of justice, the best of men and leading examples for rest. Does every classmate/business partner/ colleague become your guide/friend for leading Islamic way of life. That should be the real question...

Non-Hostile Humane approach:
And infact, once a person is known for good character, trust worthy, just and with right words/actions, most are willing to be his friend, they will run around calling such a one 'friend in need'. That's whats really needed. If we see a fellow human and fail to be humane in our approach I think that is a flaw. Our religion forbids hostility, except when the limit has been crossed. All that is expected from us is to be just to every other human irrespective of creed/culture/religion. And there is a neutral ground. Most acquaintance fall in this neutral ground. A true friend is a guide in right path and thats what those Aya and hadees tell us...

Thafseer for 60:8 and 60:9
60:8 And 60:9 are together and right beside... They should be read together... Pick a thafseer, Here Ibn Katheers :
http://www.quran4u.com/Tafsir Ibn Kathir/060 Mumtahinah.htm
http://abdurrahman.org/qurantafseer/ibnkathir/

Pick the one that suits you, but dont be too sure what you picked is absolutely correct, till you have read/seen in detail of someone has practiced it. Am in lookout for such guides, you folks also are am sure. So,
How did Umar[r] treat his subjects, that should be the guidance. How did Prophet(S) deal with kindness and compassion that should be the guidance...

May Almighty round our personality enough, such that we please him first and thereby the fellow humans around us too... Ameen!

 

[Idris16]

Perhaps Allah will put, between you and those to whom you have been enemies among them, affection. And Allah is competent, and Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

Perhaps Allah will make friendship between you and those whom you hold as enemies. And Allah has power (over all things), and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

This is surah Mumtahanah verse 7 (from the translation of Sahih International and Muhsin Khan respectively. Can anyone give us the explanation for this ayah, I don't usually see this verse in the books of al-Wala wal-Bara.​

 

[kalamazoo]

سَى اللَّهُ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَ الَّذِينَ عَادَيْتُمْ مِنْهُمْ مَوَدَّةً وَاللَّهُ قَدِيرٌ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ ﴿60:7﴾
(60:7) It may well be that Allah will implant love between you and those with whom you have had enmity. *11 Allah is Most Powerful; and Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Compassionate.


*11 Although the true believers were following the exhortation to sever their connections with the unbelieving kinsmen patiently, yet Allah knew how hard it was to break off one's connections with one's parents, brothers and sisters and near relations. Therefore, Allah consoled them with the hope that a time would soon come when their same relations would become Muslims and their today's enmity would again change into love tomorrow. When this thing was said no one could understand how this would happen. But hardly a few weeks had passed after the revelation of these verses when Makkah fell and the people of Quraish began to enter Islam in large numbers, and the Muslims witnessed with their own eyes how the hope they were given materialized.


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this......al-Wala wal-Bara.

...what is all about. Any link?Please.

 

[abu_ameer]

There is nothing wrong with talking with Non-Muslims, explaining to them about Islam. But as a sister mentioned, the greatest way to do Dawah is to uphold the Islamic Values even though the Mushrikun hate it. Another brother mentioned that the best mannered person is considered by everybody as friendly and has no enemies..
This is simply not true. ALL the prophets had enemies, does that mean they are not the best mannered people. We must remember that Islam is complete and perfect and we should not take verses out of context. I know it is difficult in kaafir country to be a Muslim, work and not interact with kuffar but life is a test.
Allah mentions that those who take some part of the quran and leave others are disbelievers so be very careful not to pick and choose verses to your desires.

In surah Mumtahinah, Allah mentions the best example is that of Ibraheem (AS),
Indeed there has been an excellent example for you in Ibrahim (Abraham) and those with him, when they said to their people: "Verily, we are free from you and whatever you worship besides Allah, we have rejected you, and there has started between us and you, hostility and hatred for ever, until you believe in Allah Alone," except the saying of Ibrahim (Abraham) to his father: "Verily, I will ask for forgiveness (from Allah) for you, but I have no power to do anything for you before Allah ." Our Lord! In You (Alone) we put our trust, and to You (Alone) we turn in repentance, and to You (Alone) is (our) final Return,

No one is saying to spit at a kaafir or slam the door in their face when you see them, but dont rely on them or put your trust in them because they will fail you when it matters most.

I hope this helps. JZK