9 was the first verse concerning the Holy Struggle...

9 was the first verse concerning the Holy Struggle, which says: “Verily Allah has bought from the believers their souls and their properties…” [^1] But the tone of the above verse rather appropriates for this matter, because the Qur’anic word /’uŏina/ has explicitly been mentioned in the verse under discussion, while those two verses are lacked of it. In other words the expression of this verse is single in kind.

However, according to many Islamic narrations this verse has been rendered into the Holy Prophet (S) and Amir-al-Mu’mineen (as); and in some into the Imams (as); and, finally, in some into Hadrat Gha’m (as).

“(They are) those who have been expelled from their homes without right, except that they say: ‘Our Lord is Allah’. And had Allah not repelled some people by others, certainly there would have been pulled down cloisters and churches and synagogues and the mosques in which Allah’s name is much mentioned; and verily Allah will help him who helps Him (His cause); for verily Allah is Strong, Mighty.” Vagrancy from home is one of the clearest examples of being oppressed.

Patriotism is the natural right of every human being, and expelling from one’s home is deprivation of this right and it is a cause for injustice. This verse explains more about these oppressed ones who have been given the permission of defence, and it makes the logic of Islam more clear regarding this part of the Holy Struggle.

The verse says: “(They are) those who have been expelled from their homes without right, except that they say: ‘Our Lord is Allah’.…” It is quite evident that the confession to monotheism and Oneness of Allah is an honour, not a sin.