WHY NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE TALIBAN ARE FUTILE

 

 

The Taliban are merely good Quranic Muslims and have no regard for the non-Muslim but to convert them:

 

·       Quran 2:89 “And when there comes to them a Book from Allah, confirming what is with them – although from of old they had prayed for victory against those without Faith – when there comes to them that which they (should) have recognised, they refuse to believe in it but the curse of Allah is on those without Faith.

 

Love does not pertain to those who reject Islam. Therefore, they feel justified in abusing the non-believer.

 

·       Qur’an 3:31-32: “Say [O Muhammad]: If you love Allah, then follow me, Allah will love you and forgive you your faults, and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. Say: Obey Allah and the Apostle; but if they turn back, then surely Allah does not love the unbelievers.

 

·       Qur’an 30:43-45: “Then turn thy face straight to the right religion before there come from Allah the day which cannot be averted; on that day they shall become separated. Whoever disbelieves, he shall be responsible for his disbelief, and whoever does good, they prepare (good) for their own souls, that He may reward those who believe and do good out of His grace; surely He does not love the unbelievers.

 

Since Allah has no positive regard for the unbeliever, Allah can also deceive them. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with a Muslim deceiving a non-Muslim:

 

·       Qur’an 3:54: “But they (the Jews) were deceptive, and Allah was deceptive, for Allah is the best of deceivers! (8:30)

 

Therefore, displays of friendship are also used. However, the Muslim is forbidden from taking friends from among non-believers:

 

·       Qur’an 3:27: “Let not the believers take the disbelievers for friends rather than believers. And whoever does this has no connection with Allah unless it is done [deceptively] to guard yourselves against them, guarding carefully.

 

·       Qur’an 5:54: “O ye who believe, take not the Jews and the Christians for your friends and protectors. They are but friends and protectors to each other.

 

The following comes from the fatwa which quotes the Quran in support  (www.koranqa.com; fatwa 59879): “Undoubtedly the Muslim is obliged to hate the enemies of Allaah and to disavow them, because this is the way of the Messengers and their followers. Allaah says”:

 

·       Quran 60:4 “Indeed there has been an excellent example for you in Ibraaheem (Abraham) and those with him, when they said to their people: ‘Verily, we are free from you and whatever you worship besides Allaah, we have rejected you, and there has started between us and you, hostility and hatred for ever until you believe in Allaah Alone’”

 

“Based on this, it is not permissible for a Muslim to feel any love in his heart towards the enemies of Allaah who are in fact his enemies too. Allaah says”: (www.koranqa.com)

 

·       Quran 60:1 “O you who believe! Take not My enemies and your enemies (i.e. disbelievers and polytheists) as friends, showing affection towards them, while they have disbelieved in what has come to you of the truth”

 

“But if a Muslim treats them with kindness and gentleness in the hope that they will become Muslim and will believe, there is nothing wrong with that, because it comes under the heading of opening their hearts to Islam. But if he despairs of them becoming Muslim, then he should treat them accordingly.” (www.koranqa.com)

 

In view of the above, negotiations with the Taliban is futile unless their interests coincide with ours. They only respect power.