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**YabbaIn** · 07-14-2012, 06:01 AM

Muhammad () is the Messenger of Allah, and those who are with him are severe against disbelievers, and merciful among themselves. You see them bowing and falling down prostrate (in prayer), seeking Bounty from Allah and (His) Good Pleasure. The mark of them (i.e. of their Faith) is on their faces (foreheads) from the traces of (their) prostration (during prayers). This is their description in the Taurat (Torah). But their description in the Injeel (Gospel) is like a (sown) seed which sends forth its shoot, then makes it strong, it then becomes thick, and it stands straight on its stem, delighting the sowers that He may enrage the disbelievers with them. Allah has promised those among them who believe (i.e. all those who follow Islamic Monotheism, the religion of Prophet Muhammad till the Day of Resurrection) and do righteous good deeds, forgiveness and a mighty reward (i.e. Paradise).

O you who believe! Whoever from among you turns back from his religion (Islam), Allah will bring a people whom He will love and they will love Him; humble towards the believers, stern towards the disbelievers, fighting in the Way of Allah, and never afraid of the blame of the blamers. That is the Grace of Allah which He bestows on whom He wills. And Allah is All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs, All-Knower.

O Prophet (Muhammad )! Strive hard against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be severe against them, their abode will be Hell, and worst indeed is that destination.

It seems you should be looking at Tafseer to examine the 'reasons for the revelations- asbab al nuzul' you cited and in what context they apply, and how the sahaba, and those who followed them and the righteous ulama understand them.

Ibn Kathir (rh) mentioned this about the first ayah:

"angry without smiling before the disbelievers, smiling and beaming with pleasure before his believing brother" and cited of the ahadith addressing 'brotherhood' in Islam.

As well, the issue of 'being stern with the disbelievers' is certainly revealed in the context of waging war on the disbelievers according to Ibn Kathir's commentary:

(O you who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who are close to you, and let them find harshness in you.) [9:123 TMQ] And why is this?

[TMQ 49:7]
...But God has endeared faith to you, adorning your hearts with it, and He has made odious (karraha) to you disbelief(kufra) and immorality (fusuqa) and disobedience (against good) (3isyana)— they are the right-minded, the ones firmly established upon [the way of] their religion; So one can understand that the full extent of 'harshness' is to wage war against them and all that entails.
And one of the examples of the least extent of harshness is not to smile and show a beaming resonance among them.
And the example of these would be in the Companions and how they addressed the disbelievers. According to Ibn Abbas (rah), the first ayah refers to the Companions in order of Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali and on from there. And certainly THEIR example in implementing these ayaat is the example we should follow.

and Allah knows best.

07-14-2012, 06:01 AM	#12
YabbaIn Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 416 Senior Member	Muhammad () is the Messenger of Allah, and those who are with him are severe against disbelievers, and merciful among themselves. You see them bowing and falling down prostrate (in prayer), seeking Bounty from Allah and (His) Good Pleasure. The mark of them (i.e. of their Faith) is on their faces (foreheads) from the traces of (their) prostration (during prayers). This is their description in the Taurat (Torah). But their description in the Injeel (Gospel) is like a (sown) seed which sends forth its shoot, then makes it strong, it then becomes thick, and it stands straight on its stem, delighting the sowers that He may enrage the disbelievers with them. Allah has promised those among them who believe (i.e. all those who follow Islamic Monotheism, the religion of Prophet Muhammad till the Day of Resurrection) and do righteous good deeds, forgiveness and a mighty reward (i.e. Paradise). O you who believe! Whoever from among you turns back from his religion (Islam), Allah will bring a people whom He will love and they will love Him; humble towards the believers, stern towards the disbelievers, fighting in the Way of Allah, and never afraid of the blame of the blamers. That is the Grace of Allah which He bestows on whom He wills. And Allah is All-Sufficient for His creatures' needs, All-Knower. O Prophet (Muhammad )! Strive hard against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be severe against them, their abode will be Hell, and worst indeed is that destination. It seems you should be looking at Tafseer to examine the 'reasons for the revelations- asbab al nuzul' you cited and in what context they apply, and how the sahaba, and those who followed them and the righteous ulama understand them. Ibn Kathir (rh) mentioned this about the first ayah: "angry without smiling before the disbelievers, smiling and beaming with pleasure before his believing brother" and cited of the ahadith addressing 'brotherhood' in Islam. As well, the issue of 'being stern with the disbelievers' is certainly revealed in the context of waging war on the disbelievers according to Ibn Kathir's commentary: (O you who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who are close to you, and let them find harshness in you.) [9:123 TMQ] And why is this? [TMQ 49:7] ...But God has endeared faith to you, adorning your hearts with it, and He has made odious (karraha) to you disbelief(kufra) and immorality (fusuqa) and disobedience (against good) (3isyana)— they are the right-minded, the ones firmly established upon [the way of] their religion; So one can understand that the full extent of 'harshness' is to wage war against them and all that entails. And one of the examples of the least extent of harshness is not to smile and show a beaming resonance among them. And the example of these would be in the Companions and how they addressed the disbelievers. According to Ibn Abbas (rah), the first ayah refers to the Companions in order of Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali and on from there. And certainly THEIR example in implementing these ayaat is the example we should follow. and Allah knows best.
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