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The Clear Qur'anic Exegesis (35)

Muhammad Khayr Ramadan Yusuf

Surat Al Baqarah (84-85)
{ وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَاقَكُمْ لاَ تَسْفِكُونَ دِمَاءكُمْ وَلاَ تُخْرِجُونَ أَنفُسَكُم مِّن دِيَارِكُمْ ثُمَّ أَقْرَرْتُمْ وَأَنتُمْ تَشْهَدُونَ } [البقرة: 84]
84- Remember also that we have taken from you the covenant that you may not shed the blood of one another or not to drive them away from their houses. The people of the same religion are like one soul. You have admitted the authenticity of this covenant and bore witness to it.

{ ثُمَّ أَنتُمْ هَـؤُلاء تَقْتُلُونَ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَتُخْرِجُونَ فَرِيقاً مِّنكُم مِّن دِيَارِهِمْ تَظَاهَرُونَ عَلَيْهِم بِالإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ وَإِن يَأتُوكُمْ أُسَارَى تُفَادُوهُمْ وَهُوَ مُحَرَّمٌ عَلَيْكُمْ إِخْرَاجُهُمْ أَفَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِبَعْضِ الْكِتَابِ وَتَكْفُرُونَ بِبَعْضٍ فَمَا جَزَاء مَن يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ مِنكُمْ إِلاَّ خِزْيٌ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَيَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يُرَدُّونَ إِلَى أَشَدِّ الْعَذَابِ وَمَا اللّهُ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ } [البقرة: 85]

85- You revoked this covenant as you revoked others, but you killed one another; a group of you with the Aws and another group with the Khazraj. You also drove a group of you out of their homes then you usurped their monies, furniture, and their slaves. You also helped the enemies against one another and when the war was over, you freed the captives for money and did not kill them as the Torah stated. Why do you apply Torah here and contradict its rulings in other positions and you kill one another in wars that are forbidden for you? Do you believe in some of the Torah's rulings and disbelieve in others? The retribution of such people was shame and disgrace in this world; through killing, enslavement, displacement and expulsion because of your disagreement with the Shari`ah. As for the Day of Recompense, your retribution shall be severe torment because you have hidden the rulings mentioned in the Torah and because of your disobedience. Verily, Allah is mindful of this but He counts it to punish you for it on the Day of Recompense.