Acknowledgment of Truth

FREEDOM OF THOUGHT that the wealth acquired through conquest is not meant solely for the current generation—it is also the right of future generations. If I distribute these lands among today’s soldiers, there will be nothing left for the generations to come. This would contradict the intent of the Quran.” Everyone accepted Umar’s reasoning, and with one voice they said, “Your opinion is correct.” (Al-Kharaj by Abu Yusuf, p. 37) Following this, a principle was established that lands acquired through conquests would be considered the property of the Islamic state, not personal property to be divided among individuals. This does not mean that the verse from Surah al-Hashr silenced everyone or left no room for further discussion. The real reason the discussion ended was that the people involved had a sincere desire to accept the truth. Their disagreement was not due to stubbornness but simply because they had not yet understood the issue fully. Once the Quranic verse clarified the matter, it became easy for them to accept it. In this world, the opportunity to speak is so open that a person can always find words to counter any argument. Those who are not serious often respond to any reasoning with a string of counterwords just for the sake of argument. But those who are sincere and consider themselves accountable before God may oppose a view at first simply because they haven’t understood it clearly. However, when