Surah al-Hajj , 22...On Iman and Kufr, Haqq and Batil

O my Lord, when that which there is repelling alights upon me,

And I find myself leaving this adobe

And become Your guest in a dark and lonely place,

Then make the host’s meal for his guest the removal of my wrongs.

A guest is always honored at the hands of a generous host,

And You are the Generous, the Creator, the Originator.

Surely kings, as a way of displaying their magnanimity

Free their servants who have grown old in their service.

And I have grown old in Your service,

So free my soul from the Fire

part of Imam Shafie's 'Diwan'

FOLLOWING THIS EXTENDED INTRODUCTION, the surah turns to describe man's long-standing conflict between belief [ iman ] and disbelief [ kufr ] ; between carrying the banner of truth [haqq ] and raising the banner of falsehood [ batil ]. There is no love lost between those who believe in God and those who deny His existence and sovereignty; reconciliation appears to be impossible. But, does this mean that conflict and bloodshed are inevitable? The answer must be in the negative. Believers are obliged to reason and argue with non-believers and show them the truth. In this task, they are bound by constraints of wisdom, mutual respect, and reasonable argument, for both camp are equally under probation. If people refuse to accept it today they must be given another chance to consider, and must in all circumstances be treated fairly and without coercion.

It was this patient approach which brought victory to Prophet Muhammad. Opponents of Islam may possess the material power to hurt Muslims, but their arguments are shaky. They have always been  effort to silence or suppress God's messengers because they speak the truth, and the truth has its own power behind it. In another surah, the Qur'an says:

And those who disbelieved said unto their messengers: Verily we will drive you out from our land, unless ye return to our religion. Then their Lord inspired them, (saying): Verily we shall destroy the wrong-doers,  And verily We shall make you to dwell in the land after them. This is for him who feareth My Majesty and feareth My warning. (Ibrahim: 13-14) 


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