Expedition Think: bridging the gap between īmān and acts of reform
وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ لِيُهْلِكَ الْقُرَىٰ بِظُلْمٍ وَأَهْلُهَا مُصْلِحُونَ
And your Lord would not have destroyed the cities unjustly while their people were reformers.
[Al-Quran 11:117, Translation: Sahih International]
˹Some among˺ the Jews said, “Allah is tight-fisted.”[1] May their fists be tied and they be condemned for what they said. Rather, He is open-handed, giving freely as He pleases. That which has been revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ from your Lord will only cause many of them to increase in wickedness and disbelief. We have stirred among them hostility and hatred until the Day of Judgment. Whenever they kindle the fire of war, Allah puts it out. And they strive to spread corruption in the land. And Allah does not like corruptors.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
اور یہودنے کہا کہ اللہ کا ہاتھ بند ہوگیا اور ان پر لعنت ہے اس کے سبب جو انہوں نے کہا بلکہ اللہ کے دونوں ہاتھ تو کھلے ہوئے ہیں وہ جیسے چاہے خرچ کرتا ہے اور یقینا اضافہ کرے گا ان میں سے اکثر کی سر کشی اور کفر میں جو کچھ (اے نبی ﷺ نازل کیا گیا ہے آپ ﷺ پر آپ ﷺ کے رب کی طرف سے اور ہم نے ان کے مابین قیامت تک کے لیے دشمنی اور بغض ڈال دیا ہےجب کبھی یہ آگ بھڑکاتے ہیں جنگ کے لیے اللہ اس کو بجھا دیتا ہے اور (پھر بھی) یہ زمین میں فساد مچانے کے لیے بھاگ دوڑ کرتے رہتے ہیں اور اللہ ایسے ُ مفسدوں کو پسند نہیں کرتا
The nation of Israel was carved out of the land of Palestine in 1948.
Over the years, the tiny State of Israel has continuously expanded its borders and taken over Palestine.
The zionists claim the land that was given by God to the Jewish Patriarchs.
As the Zionist nation of Israel dreams of a Greater Israel, it keeps offending its neighbours, and tries to expand the war beyond its borders. It believes that it can win the wars and takeover the surrounding nations, to fulfil its dream.
There are prophecies of Bani Israel being collected in the region towards end time.
The Quran informs that when the promise of end-time comes, they will be collected together: (Q17:104).
From Hadith sources, scholars narrate specific end-time events of a Great War, and the killing of the Jews by the Muslims [https://sunnah.com/bukhari:2926].
If we are in the end-times, then the rise of the anti-Christ, the eventual war between Jews and Muslims will eventually take place.
If we are not yet in the end-times, then historically, Jews were, and should still be, removed from the land they are causing corruption in. The internet is replete with the expulsions of the Jews from so many countries in the world. Till the Jews remain in Palestine, they will continue to colonise and exterminate the locals, and their neighbours. The 'two-state solution' of Israel and Palestine will not last long. It is in the interest of peace that the 'fitna' of zionist Israel is removed from the region. But where should they be expelled to? Almost all countries are against them. Where will they go to? USA? Antarctica? Some uninhabited island? The zionist state of Israel must be abolished. The zionists cannot be allowed to continue to terrorise the region. As Muslims, our role should be to act in the interests of peace. We must save the life of the Bani Adam being murdered by their brothers. We must come to the help of the oppressed. Saving one life is like saving all mankind. Saving Palestine is the need of the time. The Muslim world must act now.
Yes, the risk is great.
It is a 'fight-or-flight' situation for the State of Israel. They will resist, and employ all means to avert such a fate.
Should the military might of the Zionists deter Muslim nations from taking collective or unilateral action against this 'fitna'?
What is more important?
Jews exiled by Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
Jews were exiled by Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his companions in the seventh century. Surah alHashr narrates the event thus:
It is He who expelled the ones who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture[1] from their homes at the first gathering.[2] You did not think they would leave, and they thought that their fortresses would protect them from Allāh; but [the decree of] Allāh came upon them from where they had not expected, and He cast terror into their hearts [so] they destroyed their houses by their [own] hands and the hands of the believers. So take warning, O people of vision.
— Saheeh International
[1]Referring to the Jews of Banun-Naḍeer, who broke their pact with the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ).
[2]This was the first tme they had ever been gathered and expelled.
He it is Who hath caused those of the People of the Scripture who disbelieved to go forth from their homes unto the first exile. Ye deemed not that they would go forth, while they deemed that their strongholds would protect them from Allah. But Allah reached them from a place whereof they recked not, and cast terror in their hearts so that they ruined their houses with their own hands and the hands of the believers. So learn a lesson, O ye who have eyes!
— M. Pickthall
وہی تو ہے جس نے کفار اہل کتاب کو حشر اول کے وقت ان کے گھروں سے نکال دیا۔ تمہارے خیال میں بھی نہ تھا کہ وہ نکل جائیں گے اور وہ لوگ یہ سمجھے ہوئے تھے کہ ان کے قلعے ان کو خدا (کے عذاب) سے بچا لیں گے۔ مگر خدا نے ان کو وہاں سے آ لیا جہاں سے ان کو گمان بھی نہ تھا۔ اور ان کے دلوں میں دہشت ڈال دی کہ اپنے گھروں کو خود اپنے ہاتھوں اور مومنوں کے ہاتھوں سے اُجاڑنے لگے تو اے (بصیرت کی) آنکھیں رکھنے والو عبرت پکڑو
And if not that Allāh had decreed for them evacuation, He would have punished them in [this] world, and for them in the Hereafter is the punishment of the Fire.
— Saheeh International
And if Allah had not decreed migration for them, He verily would have punished them in the world, and theirs in the Hereafter is the punishment of the Fire.
— M. Pickthall
اور اگر خدا نے ان کے بارے میں جلاوطن کرنا نہ لکھ رکھا ہوتا تو ان کو دنیا میں بھی عذاب دے دیتا۔ اور آخرت میں تو ان کے لئے آگ کا عذاب (تیار) ہے
Whatever you have cut down of [their] palm trees or left standing on their trunks - it was by permission of Allāh and so He would disgrace the defiantly disobedient.
— Saheeh International
Whatsoever palm-trees ye cut down or left standing on their roots, it was by Allah's leave, in order that He might confound the evil-livers.
— M. Pickthall
(مومنو) کھجور کے جو درخت تم نے کاٹ ڈالے یا ان کو اپنی جڑوں پر کھڑا رہنے دیا سو خدا کے حکم سے تھا اور مقصود یہ تھا کہ وہ نافرمانوں کو رسوا کرے
Allah ﷻ had decreed expulsion for them. This expulsion was announced to them well in advance, as mentioned in Surah alIsra (Bani Israel) [Q17:4-8]. The reason cited is their corruption upon Earth when they rise to power.
The example of the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad ﷺ, sets the guideline for dealing with a people who conspire against Allah and His Messenger ﷺ .
The Jews had conspired also against Messenger Jesus (Isa عليه السلام).
Allah ﷻ always prevails. So, Surah alHashr concludes thus:
He is Allāh, other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign,[1] the Pure,[2] the Perfection,[3] the Grantor of Security,[4] the Overseer,[5] the Exalted in Might,[6] the Compeller,[7] the Superior.[8] Exalted is Allāh above whatever they associate with Him.
— Saheeh International
[1]And owner of everything in existence.
[2]i.e., transcendent above any aspect belonging to His creation. Also, the possessor and grantor of blessings.
[3]Literally, 'Free' from any imperfection. Also, 'Peace' or 'Soundness.'
[4]And safety, i.e., reassurance that His promise is always fulfilled. Also, He who bestows faith.
[5]i.e., who observes, guards and protects. Also, 'he Criterion.'
[6]Refer to footnote in 2:129.
[7]Whose irresistible force is without limitation; the one above all things who compels the creation to be as He wills it. Also, 'the Amender' or 'the Rectifier' who repairs, restores, completes or sets something right once again, out of His mercy.
[8]Supreme, complete and perfect in His essence, attributes and actions.
He is Allah, than Whom there is no other Allah, the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One, Peace, the Keeper of Faith, the Guardian, the Majestic, the Compeller, the Superb. Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him).
— M. Pickthall
وہی خدا ہے جس کے سوا کوئی عبادت کے لائق نہیں۔ بادشاہ (حقیقی) پاک ذات (ہر عیب سے) سلامتی امن دینے والا نگہبان غالب زبردست بڑائی والا۔ خدا ان لوگوں کے شریک مقرر کرنے سے پاک ہے
He is Allāh, the Creator,[1] the Producer,[2] the Fashioner;[3] to Him belong the best names.[4] Whatever is in the heavens and earth is exalting Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.[5]
— Saheeh International
[1]i.e., He who destined existence for His creation.
[2]i.e., He who brings His creation into existence.
[3]i.e., He who gives every creation its particular form.
[4]Refer to the final paragraphs of the 'Introduction' for a brief discussion of these attributes.
[5]Refer to footnote in 6:18.
He is Allah, the Creator, the Shaper out of naught, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifieth Him, and He is the Mighty, the Wise.
— M. Pickthall
وہی خدا (تمام مخلوقات کا) خالق۔ ایجاد واختراع کرنے والا صورتیں بنانے والا اس کے سب اچھے سے اچھے نام ہیں۔ جتنی چیزیں آسمانوں اور زمین میں ہیں سب اس کی تسبیح کرتی ہیں اور وہ غالب حکمت والا ہے
The Jews were expelled from the land they claim, and from many other countries, several times in their history. There are many lists. Regardless of who has compiled the list of the expulsions, there are just too many expulsions throughout their history, till the present era, to ignore.
Visigothic king Sisebut mandated that every Jew who would refuse for over a year to have himself or his children and servants baptized would be banished from the country and deprived of his possessions.[35]
France. The practice of expelling the Jews accompanied by confiscation of their property, followed by temporary readmissions for ransom, was used to enrich the crown: expulsions from Paris by Philip Augustus in 1182, from France by Louis IX in 1254, by Philip IV in 1306, by Charles IV in 1322, by Charles V in 1359, by Charles VI in 1394.
13th century
The influential philosopher and logicianRamon Llull (1232–1315) called for expulsion of all Jews who would refuse conversion to Christianity. Some scholars regard Llull's as the first comprehensive articulation, in the Christian West, of an expulsionist policy regarding Jews.
On June 24 (4th of Tamuz), the Jews of Berne, Switzerland were expelled.[47] "Several Jews were put to death there in consequence of a blood libel", but a deal involving the Jews paying money reverted the expulsion.
Jews expelled from Bern, Switzerland. Although between 1408 and 1427 Jews were again residing in the city, the only Jews to appear in Bern subsequently were transients, chiefly physicians and cattle dealers.
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