النساء
إِلَّا الَّذِينَ يَصِلُونَ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُم مِّيثَاقٌ أَوْ جَاءُوكُمْ حَصِرَتْ صُدُورُهُمْ أَن يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ أَوْ يُقَاتِلُوا قَوْمَهُمْ ۚ وَلَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَسَلَّطَهُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ فَلَقَاتَلُوكُمْ ۚ فَإِنِ اعْتَزَلُوكُمْ فَلَمْ يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ وَأَلْقَوْا إِلَيْكُمُ السَّلَمَ فَمَا جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ سَبِيلًا 90
OCCASION OF REVELATION (VERSE NO. 90)
It can be deduced from various narrations that there were two tribes among the Arabs, one of which who had signed a peace treaty with Mohammad (AS), was named BANIZOMREH. The second tribe named ASHJAA, had a peace compact with the tribe of BANIZOMREH, but not with Muslims. Some of the believers who were anxious of the increasing power of BANIZOMREH, and doubted their fidelity and faithfulness; asked the prophet to wage a war against them and vanquish them, before they grow stronger and unconquerable. The prophet said: ``No, I will never break my promise, and you too shouldn't do that, and know that these people are the best in behaviour to parents among all Arabs, the kindest of all to relatives, and the most faithful and firm to their promises and compacts.'' After a while it was reported that the tribe of ASHJAA had waged a compaign, consisting of seven hundred men, commanded by MASOOD- IBN- RAJEELEH, who were approaching Medina! The prophet sent a representative to talk with them to see what their purpose was of coming to Medina?! They said: ``We neither want to fight you for being near and neighbour to you, nor do we have the power of grappling with your enemies and we want to live a peaceful life near you.'' Following the instructions of being harsh and hard to some of the heathens and hypocrites; two groups are here excluded; 1- Those who are connected with a people between whom and you there is a compact. 2- And those who come to you with their hearts constricted from fighting with you or fighting with their people. Then to warn Muslims being selfish or proud of their victories, the verse adds: ``Had Allah willed, he would have given them power over you, and they would have fought you.'' In other word, their neutrality is a great advantage for you because, if they would fight against you as foes, your difficulties would have been manifold. WELCOMING PEACE