Jihad Fee Sabilillah

[Muslimah]

as salam alykom


Brother Deen, I have just a comment here, if u look again at the letter, u will find that they were given options. And if u really re read the Ayah's of Qital, u will find never a command that we initiate.


And in this Ayah just as the Hanafi school explains, Jihad is comprehensive, part of it is Qital which is physical fighting.


I think Abunuran made a good post about this:


http://www.islamsms.com/bb/index.php?showtopic=1339


Also if u go back to the case of opening Egypt, actually the Egyptian Copts were the ones who called the Muslims come rescue them from Roman tyrany who wanted to force them change their sect into Roman catholism.


Egyptian Copts, knowing that Muslims dont force Islam on no one asked for recuse, that is when Omar Ibn Alkhattab sent Amr Ibn Alas to open Egypt.


Onanother situation that I dont recall now exactly the companion involved, he was instructed by the Messenger to wait at the borders for a certain period of time and offer options of negotiations and more. I will search for this one Insh a Allah


Allah' Say:


"March forth, whether you are light (being healthy, young and wealthy) or heavy (being ill, old and poor), strive hard with your wealth and your lives in the Cause of Allah. This is better for you, if you but knew." (Quran 9:41)


Let us look again on these points lest we make hasty comments out of enthusiam.