Arguments from the Quran

INTERPRETATION OF THE ISLAMIC MISSION this punishment, for specific reasons, took a particular form: the believers were granted permission to fight them and put an end to their dominance: “Fight them; Allah will punish them by your hands.” (Quran, 9:14). The history of a people from Arabia (Thamud) is narrated in the Quran, stating that when their Prophet had completed his mission, and they still did not believe, they were ultimately given a warning: “Enjoy yourselves in your abode for three days.” (Quran, 11:65) After those three days, a great calamity struck them. They were annihilated as if they had never existed. In the same way, when the final Prophet completed his argument against his people, it was announced: “Travel freely on the earth for four months.” After the four months, the believers were commanded to kill them wherever they found them. Their choice was either Islam or death; there was no other option. (Quran, 9:1-5) If we consider this verse in connection with the qital that began after the Hijrah between the Messenger and his earliest audience (the descendants of Ishmael), based on God’s direct command, we can understand it easily. For these people, due to specific circumstances, the Messenger received the command that nothing should be accepted from them except Islam. However, if this is taken as a theoretical basis to derive a general mission for Muslims, then according to this verse, that