60. Al-Mumtahanah (The Examined One)
Medina Period
The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:
لَا يَنْهَاكُمُ
اللَّهُ عَنِ
الَّذِينَ لَمْ
يُقَاتِلُوكُمْ
فِي الدِّينِ
وَلَمْ يُخْرِجُوكُم
مِّن دِيَارِكُمْ ...
60:8. Allah forbids you not, with regard to those who fight you not for (your) Faith nor drive you out of your homes,
... أَن تَبَرُّوهُمْ وَتُقْسِطُوا إِلَيْهِمْ ...
from dealing kindly and justly with them:
C5421. Even with Unbelievers, unless they are rampant and out to destroy us and our Faith, we should deal kindly and equitably, as is shown by our holy Prophet's own example.
... إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ ﴿٨﴾
for Allah loveth those who are just.
Asad’s Version:
60:8
As
for such [of the unbelievers] as do not fight against you on account
of [your] faith, and
neither
drive you forth from your homelands, God does not forbid you to show
them kindness
and
to behave towards them with full equity:9
for, verily, God loves those who act equitably.