Class Waaqifaat-e-Nau
Germany 31st May 2015
A summary of the report of some questions and answers is hereby presented from a Waaqifaat-e-Nau class with Hazrat Khalifatul Massih V (may Allah be his helper] held on 31st of May 2015 in Frankfurt Germany
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SESSION
some monetary compensation. Huzuraba said that is
A Waaqifa-e-Nau asked Huzur-e-Anwaraba that her teacher at school had asked wif they were in favour of death sentence? She said that she had replied that she herself was in favour of death sentence because she had heard that Islam says that a ‘life for life and ear for ear’. Upon hearing this her teacher replied that then Islam is a very cruel religion. The Waaqifa-e-Nau said that she wanted to ask why is this so in Islam and how should they reply to their teachers?
if he is punished, then the Law or Government who
not the person who has killed another cruel? And have sentenced him are cruel. However, Islam still says that the relatives can pardon the killer and they can do so by either not taking any compensation or by accepting some compensation, this is known as ‘blood money’ (deeyat). Islam punishes yet it also speaks about forgiveness. Islam does punish but it says that if reformation can be done without punishment then reform. Islamic Law is a very balanced Law. Huzuraba asked the girl to tell the teacher to read the Torah and to first call the Jews
Huzur-e-Anwaraba said that the question is that what
cruel; then we shall see if anyone can survive or not
does the Torah say about this? First, you should
after calling Jews cruel in Germany. Anti-Semitic
ask them to read the Torah. It is the religion of the
Law has been passed everywhere and this will
Jews which is cruel, who usually don’t forgive. The
come to the forefront. If you talk ill of a Jew, they
Holy Qur’an says a life for life, but if you pay blood
will kill you for this. Huzuraba said that you should
money and the victim’s relatives forgive you then
tell your teacher to discuss the Torah first and talk
such a sentence can also be pardoned by paying
about the Holy Qur’an after that. Huzuraba said let’s
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