Lesson # 974 from the Noble Quran
Preliminary matter of “Spoils of War”
Surah ‘ANFAAL (SPOILS OF WAR) – Chapter – 8)
Stage – 2, Verse – 0 of 75, Section – 1 of 10
(Part - 9)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of God, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
Lesson
This Chapter
was revealed in 2 Hijra (Islamic
Calendar). The Battle of Badr had
been before its revelation. In that battle, the Muslims got dignified victory
over the infidels of Makkah. The
question regarding spoils of battle, which was seized by the Muslims, was posed
that “How it should be distributed?” It was first war which was fought by the
Muslims. Before this incident, they got no such opportunity of distributing the
spoils, snatched from the enemy. In Arab, law of “Might is Right” was enforced.
Powerful used to seize everything, whereas; the rest used to stand gazing in disappointment.
In this situation, first time, foundation of the law of distributing the wealth
was established. And it was explained: You must not quarrel with one another in
this matter. Owner of goods, collected in the battle, is Allah Almighty and His
Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him). Therefore, it will
be distributed according to His prescribed Rule.
The Battle of Badr is one war of its kind in the world
history. In it, the Muslims were three hundred and thirteen only in numbers. The
Messenger of Allah Almighty (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him)
brought them and came out of Madinah
on 3rd Ramadan 2 AH. They had two horses only, {so, two persons were
horsemen (riders), whose names are told in the history Miqdaad bin Umar and Zubayr
bin Awaam}, seventy camels (– upon which the people used to ride turn by
turn), weapons and war equipment – existed in name only. They were challenged
by a group of infidels, in which nearly all famous, great and well off people
of Makkah participated. They were
nine hundred and fifty in numbers, of which, one hundred were horse riders and all
of them were equipped with necessary weapons and warlike ammunition. In such
circumstances, victory of Muslims was a wonderful thing of that time and will
remain like a miracle for ever. The date of this Battle is remember-able i.e.
17th Ramadan 2 AH on Friday morning.
Seventy great
people of the infidels of Makkah were
killed in this battle, and seventy persons were arrested and brought by the Muslims
to Madinah. From the Muslims,
fourteen people were martyred; six of Muhaajiriin
(Refugees from Makkah) and eight of Ansaar (belonged originally to Madinah). Circumstances, reasons and
causes of that Battle have been described in this Surah, along with the Law of the Spoils of War, behavior with
prisoners and many other useful matters for the guidance of Muslims. The people
of Makkah were broken due to this
Battle and the Muslims were held in awe and for them, a way to handle their
enemies was opened.
War or
oppression does not belong to Islam. It is one of those evils, which were found
by Islam in the world and desired to bolt them out. But it could not be
abolished. The foundation of conflict is – a wish to live better than others
and a clownish way of fulfilling that wish, which human being has learnt from the
wild beast, particularly ravenous animals. Islam desires to make the mankind
human and teaches to guard the rights of other people. It shows the way that “How
the human beings should live all together and mutually.
Islam does not
have any relation with war. However, self defense is a right of every
individual and nation. But if the mankind is not willing to become a mankind
and make his power; a source of fulfilling own wishes, then he is such an existence
who can surpass even the wild, ravenous beasts in fight. And with the power of
his sense, he can develop the ways of fighting at very high scale.
Although, the
question of Jihad in Islam is not too much complicated itself, but ravenous
like human beings have made it extremely difficult and complicated by using it
for their personal objects.
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