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98 ISLAM ITS BELIEFS AND PRACTICES
An unbeliever who insults one of the prophets is to
be killed; if he insults or curses God and repents, the
punishment must be remitted, for, in the case of transgression
of man, the punishment is necessary but in a
transgression against God, the punishment can be remitted,
for 'God is forgiving and merciful'.
Sbahid, Martyr.
In Muhammadan law the word SbahId is a very comprehensive
term; it is used not only for those who die in
witness of, or in defence of Islam but for all those also
who die such deaths as are calc';lated to excire the compassion
and pity of their fellow men.
A perfect martyr (Shahid-i-kamil) is one who has'
either been slain in a religious war, or who has been
killed unjustly. A special blessing is promised to those
who die in a Jihad. "Count not those who are killed in
the way of God as dead, but living with their Lord ;-provided
for, rejoicing in what God has brought them of His
grace, and being glad for those who ltave not reached
them yet,--those left behind them; there is no fear for
them, and they shall not be grieved; glad at the favour
from God and grace, and that God wasteth not the hire of
the believers. (Sura 3: 163-165).
According to Muslim law, all persons who die in the
defence of the faith, or have been slain unjustly, are
entitled to Muslim burial without the usual ablution or
any change of clothes, such as are necessary in the case of
ordinary persons, the rank of martyrdom being such as
render the corpse legally pure.
Daru'l-Harb And Daru'I-Islam.
The world, on the basis of the doctrine of Jihad, is
divided into two great divisions, viz. (1) Daru'I-l:larb
(2) Datu'I-Islam. Daru'I-l:larb is a country belonging
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to infidels which has not been subdued by Islam, while
Daru'l-Islam is a country in which the edicts of Islam are
fully promulgated.
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In a state brought under Muslims, all those who do
not embrace Islam are placed under certain disabilities.
They can worship God according to their own customs,
provided they are not idolaters: but it must be done without
any ostentation, and, whilst churches and synagogues
may be repaired, no new place of worship can be erected.
Datu'I-Islam again becomes Daru'I-Harb on the following
conditions: .
(1) That the edicts of unbelievers be promulgated, and
the edicts of Islam be suppressed.
(2) That the country in question be adjoining a Daru'll:larb
and other Muslim country lie between them
(that is, when the duty of Jihad becomes incumbent
on them, they have no power to carry it on).
(3) That no protection (aman) remains for either a
Muslim or a DhimmI: viz., that amanu'l-awwal, or
that first protection which was given them when
the country was first conquered by Islam.
A Datu1-l:larb becomes a Daru'I-Islam when the
laws of Islam are promulgated in it, and it is governed in
accordance with the same, so that the Friday prayers and
Muslim festivals are observed.