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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books War,peace and Non-violence The Invitation To Islam Firstly Related by al-Sukuni, from Imam Saadiq (A) who said: 'Amir-ul-Mu'mineen 'Ali said: 'The Messenger of Allah sent me to Yemen and said: 'O 'Ali, do not fight anyone until you have invited him to Islam for if Allah should give his guidance to one man through your hands it would be better for you than the whole Earth and you would have his loyalty O 'Ali.' Related in the book Da'aim al-Islam from Imam 'Ali (A) who said: 'A people should not be fought until they have been invited to Islam.' 2 3 It should be noted that save the first Imam, Imam Ali (A), all other imams did not officially assu me the office of government.

Instead the Muslim were governed tyrants and despots . . . If the call to Islam has not reached them then you may not fight them, and if even they have been invited to Islam before, to reconfirm the invitation once more is even better.

Related in the book Ghawali al-Layali from the Prophet (S) who said: 'The infidels should not be fought until after the invitation to Islam.' Also from the book Da'aim al-Islam: Related from Imam al-Saadiq (A), from his forefathers, from Amir-ul-Mu'mineen (A) that whenever the Messenger of Allah (S) sent an army or a raiding party, would enjoin God fearing piety up on its leader personally and then upon the rest of the troops in general and would say: 'Fight in the name of Allah and in the way of Allah and according to the creed of the Messenger of Allah (S).

Do not figh t the people until you have the justifica tion by inviting them to testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is his messenger and to confirm what he (Muhammad) has brought from Allah. If they respond then they are your brothers in faith and you should then invite them to move from their territory to the town s of the Mu slims . .

.' (This is so that they can learn more about Islam in Muslim populated cities where there are centres of learning of Islamic sciences.) Limiting (fighting) to the least amount necessary Related by Imam Saadiq (A) who said: "The Messenger of Allah (S), when he wanted to send a troop, he would summon them and bid them sit by him. Then he would say: 'Go in the name of Allah and in the way of Allah and according to the creed of the Messenger of Allah.

Do not handcuff or tie up (prisoners) and do not mutilate (even the dead) and do not use treacherous means and do not kill old men or children women.