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« on: November 19, 2014, 02:59:33 am »

The ISIL radicals who are using Islam as a bargaining chip to justify their killings and violations are using Verse 47:4 of the Noble Quran as justification for carrying out beheadings of those captured in war and the non-Muslims.  They are as usual misinterpreting Verse 47:4 by only reading its first line and purposely ignoring the following line to claim that it is lawful to behead all war prisoners or those who have been defeated.  No surprise, their illiteracy and cunning are limitless!  They haven't even focused on the entire Verse at the slightest, let alone following it. 

The Verse is quoted below:

"Now when ye meet in battle those who disbelieve, then it is smiting of the necks until, when ye have routed them, then making fast of bonds; and afterward either grace or ransom till the war lay down its burdens." 47:4.   (Translation Pickthall).

"So when you meet those who disbelieve, then strike the necks until when you have subdued them, then bind firmly the bond, then either a favor afterwards or ransom until lays down the war its burdens."  47:4  (Word by word translation from Corpus Quran).
 

First, the precise definition of the word 'smite' is to give a heavy blow or to strike or to hit hard.  It could be either with the hand or with a stick or with some other weapon or simply by picking up any household object close by.  'Smite' does not mean to cut off the head or anything for that matter.

Secondly, this Verse refers to combat on the battlefield.  It alludes to striking back in self-defence, hitting back or responding to attacks of the enemy who are rushing ahead to smite or kill you in battle.   After the battle (see the underlined words in the Verse quoted above), if the Muslims are victorious, then let them tie the hands of the captured prisoners or handcuff them; consequently either set them free as an act of grace and forgiveness or ransom them.  There is absolutely NO instruction to execute them.   And needless to say, there is NO concept within the Quran to torture prisoners or practice anything similar that might put them under stress and duress.   

If a captured war prisoner is allegedly guilty of war crimes against their opponents, then it is  lawful to put them on trial.  If found guilty and convicted after a fair trial, in that case capital punishment is legal.  However, the Quran states no capital punishment for prisoners.  Thus, death penalty for convicted prisoners guilty of war crimes is NOT a general Islamic law but an exception to be applied if or when necessary.

Modern-day Salafist radicals also misuse Verse 8:12 similarly to condone beheadings of anyone they capture from among their opponents (even if they're Muslims) or non-Muslims.

Quoting Verse 8:12:

"When thy Lord inspired the angels, (saying): I am with you. So make those who believe stand firm. I will throw fear into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Then smite the necks and smite of them each finger."  8:12.  (Translated by Pickthall).

Same as Verse 47:4, the above Verse 8:12 also refers to fighting the attackers on the battleground and confronting them bravely.  There is no need for any further explanation on this.  The matter has already been discussed with reference to Verse 47:4. 

Citing and paraphrasing the substance posted at pbs.org/newshour, Rashid Khalidi (Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia Univeristy) has refuted the notion of ISIS that Verse 47:4 of the Quran permits beheading.  He mentions that in Verse 47:4, the line that follows the first two lines (view the Verse quoted above for reference) has flatly alluded NO beheading or death for prisoners captured after the war.  The two options are generosity or ransom.  Rashid Khalidi states: “It just shows that they don’t know anything about Islam and they probably don’t know how to read this properly.”

Furthermore, quoting Abu Ala Maududi on Verse 47:4, who has written some very nice commentaries on Quranic verses:

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This is the first verse of the Qur'an in which preliminary instructions have been given about the laws of war.  The real aim of the Muslim army in war is to break the fighting power of the enemy till it is crushed and the war lays down its arms. Under no circumstances, should the Muslim's lose sight of this aim and start taking the enemy soldiers as captives. Captives should be taken after the enemy has been completely crushed and its numbers thinned down. The Arabs have been so instructed at the outset lest in the greed for ransom and taking slaves they should forget and overlook the real aim of the war.  About the prisoners taken in war it has been said that you have the option whether you show them favour or accept ransom from them.  This gives the general law that the prisoners of war should not be put to death.

The practice of the Holy Prophet and the Companions confirms that as long as a prisoner of war is in the government's custody, the government will be responsible for his food and clothing, . and his treatment if he is ill or wounded. Islamic Law does not permit prisoners to be kept without food or clothing, or be subjected to torture. On the contrary, instructions also have been given to treat them well and generously, and precedents of this very practice are found in the Sunnah. The Holy Prophet distributed the prisoners of Badr in the houses of different Companions and gave the instruction: "Teat these prisoners well." One of those prisoners, Abu 'Aziz, has reported: "The Ansar Muslims, in whose house I was kept, gave me bread morning and evening, but as for themselves they had only dates to eat. "

Islam has not permitted that the prisoners be kept in captivity for ever so that the government may subject them to forced labour as long as it likes. If they are not exchanged for other prisoners of war, or ransomed, the method enjoined of doing them favour is that they should be made slaves and given in possession of individuals, and their masters instructed and entrusted with the responsibility to treat them well.

Sometimes,as a special favor the Islamic Government can make a concession for a prisoner to set him free without ransom when it is expected that the concession will win the prisoner's gratitude for ever, and help turn him a friend from an enemy, or a believer from a disbeliever; otherwise, obviously it would in no way be a wise thing to set free a person of the enemy camp, who could again return to fight the Muslims.
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« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2014, 03:02:46 am »

All non-Muslims use the same tactic .. picking Quranic verses out of context and explaining them to justify their selfish motives.  I'm really getting sick of this game.  I've also come across that group of degenerates running the site 'Answering-Islam' headed by Sam Shamoun & co. (or so it was until some years ago) using the same portion of Verse 47:4 to claim Islam allows killing of non-Muslims while conveniently ignoring what the following lines say.  ISIL is also a similar kuffar like Sam Shamoun & co. so I'm not surprised they also adopt the identical method of trickery.  This is a purposeful act and may Allah, The Exalted, punish all of these lowly boogers for their noxious intentions and actions.

Thank you too much my sis!  I will put this up on the blog as well.  It's vitally important info and folks must be informed.  Picking verses in bit & pieces and interpreting them out of context is NOT the way to study the Quran.  That way, you cannot interpret the Quran, you only misinterpret it.
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« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2014, 08:46:19 am »

You know, such blatant misinterpretations cannot be passed off as stupidity.  It's wickedness and bloody-mindedness of the highest order.  Drawing conclusions by reading a portion of a paragraph and ignoring the remaining portion is definitely an intentional act with a particular motive; and that motive is to forge a lie against Allah.  By Allah, such folks deserve to rot in the most frightful depth of Jahanum forever!

Many thanks my sister.  Do please blog it as well.  Lots of readers are dropping off there too.  I've been observing it regularly. 
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