Calls from the Most Merciful Text: al-Jazairi, Jabir. Calls from the Most Merciful . Karachi: Darul-Ishaat, 2003. 34 th Call [1] Why One Must Not Befriend the Jews and Christians يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَىٰ أَوْلِيَاءَ ۘ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ ۚ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُم مِّنكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ O you who believe! Do not take friends from the Jews and the Christians, as they are but friends of each other. And if any among you befriends them, then surely, he is one of them. Verily, Allah guides not those people who are the wrongdoers. Surah al-Maida 5:51 Notes o According to Asad, [2] Qutb [3] and Nasr [4] this verse is not general, it is specific; although al-Jazairi, [5] Ibn Kathir, [6] Abdullah Yusuf Ali [7] and as-Sa’di [8] disagree. It is specific in terms of political and military alliances, it is not general that it prohibits being ...
Calls from the Most Merciful Text: al-Jazairi, Jabir. Calls from the Most Merciful . Translated by Zahra Bainter. Karachi: Darul-Ishaat, 2003. 64 th Call [1] The Order to Send Salah and Salam on Allah’s Noble Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wasallam. إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ۚ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا Indeed, Allah showers His blessings upon the Prophet, and His angels pray for him. O believers! Invoke Allah’s blessings upon him, and salute him with worth greetings of peace. Surah al-Ahzab 33:56 Disclaimer Except where it is mentioned by Jazairi, this discussion will not focus on fiqh issues to do with the salah and salam upon the Prophet, sallallahu alayhi wasallam, which have been examined in detail in Sayyid Abul A’la Mawdudi’s Tafhim al-Qur’an, Mufti Muhammad Shafi’s Ma’ariful Quran , and Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf’s Tafsir Ahsanul-Bayan. Moreover, the discussion also will not inc...
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