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never taken a physically aggressive stand against their adversaries, for permission to do
so had not been received from Allah.
Even when they had been subjected to outrageous provocation, they restrained
themselves by reciting the Words of Allah to state their case. One must not suppose
them to have been faint hearted in such matters, rather they controlled themselves and
obeyed the Prophet, salla Allahu alihi wa sallam. They remembered the mercy of Allah
to mankind in the Revelation of the verse:
"Whosoever obeys the Messenger,
Indeed he has obeyed Allah" 4:80.
It was during these times of hostilities that Allah sent down the following verse:
"Permission is given to those who fight because they were wronged.
Allah has power to grant them victory:
those who have been unjustly driven from their homes,
just because they said, 'Our Lord is Allah '" 22:39-40
so had not been received from Allah.
Even when they had been subjected to outrageous provocation, they restrained
themselves by reciting the Words of Allah to state their case. One must not suppose
them to have been faint hearted in such matters, rather they controlled themselves and
obeyed the Prophet, salla Allahu alihi wa sallam. They remembered the mercy of Allah
to mankind in the Revelation of the verse:
"Whosoever obeys the Messenger,
Indeed he has obeyed Allah" 4:80.
It was during these times of hostilities that Allah sent down the following verse:
"Permission is given to those who fight because they were wronged.
Allah has power to grant them victory:
those who have been unjustly driven from their homes,
just because they said, 'Our Lord is Allah '" 22:39-40