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The following is a compilation of the various verses I the Qur’an which address killing another human being. Murder is regarded 5th greatest sin in Islam and it is extremely forbidden. Lets take a …
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Quran on Murder (Part 1)
The following is a compilation of the various verses I the Qur’an which address killing another human being. Murder is regarded 5th greatest sin in Islam and it is extremely forbidden.
Lets take a quote from Umar ibn Kathir, a foremost Tafsir(interpreter) writer, who said
“So, strictly speaking, verse 5:32 is only applicable to the children of Israel (the verse says it)”. Any way, to be fair, we shall ignore this limitation and concentrate on the wider meaning:
On the surface of it, the first sentence (Islamists often quote only the first sentence, conveniently hiding the next sentence) of verse 5:32 seems very munificence and non-violent. What does the next sentence say? It says clearly that even when Allah sent His messengers many people disbelieved them. Muhammad was one of such messengers, the best and the last. Therefore, “those who disbelieve in Muhammad and Allah (i.e. the non-Muslims) are the transgressors. Evidently, the non-Muslims are the mischief-makers on earth. Logically, these non-Muslims do not fall under the purview of the merciful provisions of verse 5:32. In simple language, this means: verse 5:32 is applicable only to the Muslims.
To further emphasize on this point, let me quote ibn Kathir the foremost Tafsir writer:
Beginning of Kathir’s quote
(if anyone killed a person not in retaliation of murder, or (and) to spread mischief in the land – it would be as if he killed all mankind, and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind.) ***Saving life in this case occurs by not killing a soul that Allah has forbidden (A Muslim.) So this is the meaning of saving the life of all mankind, for whoever forbids killing a soul without justification, the lives of all people will be saved from him.” Similar was said by Mujahid;
[وَمَنْ أَحْيَـهَا]