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**Borrinas** · 06-01-2011, 11:25 PM

Assalamualeykum,

I had recently converted to islam and in one spanish translation of the Qur'an I was given at my local mosque it is stated that verse 5 of At-Tawba abrogates ALL previous dispositions concerning the conduct towards non-muslims. This sounds to me barbaric, but I am not as knowledgeable as the translator and it has been printed at Madinah besides. Any indication? Thanks.

Mahasalama

Those verses of the Quran were revealed at a particular incident in the life of the beloved Prophet

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The Muslims of Medina had a treaty with the disbelievers of Mecca. The treaty stated that for the next ten years there shall be no war between the two parties. At that time some of the arab tribes were the Muslims ally and some where supporting the disbelievers. So the treaty also included an article mentioning that in case of dispute between any of the arab tribes both Muslims and the Disbelievers should not support any party.

But within 5-6 months the disbelievers broke the treaty by helping one of their ally tribe to attack one of the tribes supporting the Muslims.

So the 5th verse of Surah Tawba is referring to the abrogation of The above mentioned treaty. Also the Muslims announced the abrogation of the treaty publicly to the Disbelievers. There was no deception involved here. Please note that after winning the war with the disbelievers(the conquest of Makkah) all of them were forgiven and was not avenged. This shows that the moral ethics of the Muslims were very superior.

So the question arises how is it applicable to the present day Muslims. The commentary of the first five verses states that : If a treaty is declared between the Muslims and Disbeliever, then it should be followed strictly. But in case the Disbelievers break the treaty, then the Muslims are allowed to abrogate the treaty.

All these are not my personal opinion, its from the book 'Maariful Quran'. It has the translation and commentary of the the Quran. I hope you understood the meaning of the verses.
Allah knows best.

Edit: Sister sudoku posted a more detailed explanation.

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Borrinas Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 452 Senior Member	Assalamualeykum, I had recently converted to islam and in one spanish translation of the Qur'an I was given at my local mosque it is stated that verse 5 of At-Tawba abrogates ALL previous dispositions concerning the conduct towards non-muslims. This sounds to me barbaric, but I am not as knowledgeable as the translator and it has been printed at Madinah besides. Any indication? Thanks. Mahasalama Those verses of the Quran were revealed at a particular incident in the life of the beloved Prophet . The Muslims of Medina had a treaty with the disbelievers of Mecca. The treaty stated that for the next ten years there shall be no war between the two parties. At that time some of the arab tribes were the Muslims ally and some where supporting the disbelievers. So the treaty also included an article mentioning that in case of dispute between any of the arab tribes both Muslims and the Disbelievers should not support any party. But within 5-6 months the disbelievers broke the treaty by helping one of their ally tribe to attack one of the tribes supporting the Muslims. So the 5th verse of Surah Tawba is referring to the abrogation of The above mentioned treaty. Also the Muslims announced the abrogation of the treaty publicly to the Disbelievers. There was no deception involved here. Please note that after winning the war with the disbelievers(the conquest of Makkah) all of them were forgiven and was not avenged. This shows that the moral ethics of the Muslims were very superior. So the question arises how is it applicable to the present day Muslims. The commentary of the first five verses states that : If a treaty is declared between the Muslims and Disbeliever, then it should be followed strictly. But in case the Disbelievers break the treaty, then the Muslims are allowed to abrogate the treaty. All these are not my personal opinion, its from the book 'Maariful Quran'. It has the translation and commentary of the the Quran. I hope you understood the meaning of the verses. Allah knows best. Edit: Sister sudoku posted a more detailed explanation.
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