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177) Freedom from self inflicted ills is not possible for humanity just by you the people acting randomly to one extreme or the other instead freedom from ills lies in the fact that one commits to working for installation of constitution of Allah for the purpose of good end result for mankind through setting up an administration based upon the book as done by the prophets for their people. Freedom from ills also lies in spending whatever one has out of loyalty to His rule on all people in the society be they known as settled people but isolated individuals or unknown strangers in form of helpless needy travellers or be they belonging to any other category who ask for help or in need of looking after. That is why freedom from all ills in human society lies in establishing the human society upon the divine constitution and through that attaining freedom from all manmade troubles in the society. Freedom from ills not only lies in installing divine constitution but also in fulfilling all the constitutional obligations and the promises as and when they are made and in being steadfast in distress and in adversity as well as at the time of war. People who do these things are true to their word and they are the ones who attain consistency with constitution of Allah as well as with the mankind therefore end all troubles.
178) So O you who claim to be committed to working for peace, abiding by law of equity is necessary for you for ending the conflict in the human society. Only a person who frees himself from inflicting harm and destruction upon others can work towards freeing others from this mindset and attitude just like a person who frees himself from taking any other person as a slave can work for freeing others from taking any other as a slave and just like a person who frees himself from weakness can work towards freeing others from weakness. So any who removes any harm and destruction from his brother he has followed the right course of action for benefiting him thereby the wider society/brotherhood. That is how your Lord makes things easy for you through His revelation for your peace and prosperity. So any who goes beyond law of equity for him is painful suffering in due course as a result of his actions.
179) All this explanation clearly shows that abiding by law of equity ensures your survival as a good human society, O you the people with ability to understand things so that you could attain consistency with constitution of Allah for the good of mankind.
180) Likewise leaving a better legacy behind is necessary for survival of your society before death approaches any of you so leave a good advice for your dependents in form of elders and in form of children as well as others in your circle close. This is responsibility of those who want to be consistent with constitution of Allah for the good of mankind.
181) If anyone changes the advice after hearing it then damage that results from that will be liability of those who change the advice. Allah surely makes obvious results of peoples’ actions in due course to show nothing escapes His attention.
182) However there is no harm done by the recipients of the advice if they among themselves make corrections in the advice if they fear any damaging outcome from acting upon it in its original form. Allah is surely protector of mankind through blessing of revelation.
183) O you who claim to be working for peace! Abstaining from all actions against Our rule is necessary for you as it was necessary for those before you so that you may attain consistency with constitution of Allah for the good of the mankind.
184) Therefore set apart some days to train people for this purpose unless any of you is ill or on a journey in that case such people can complete their training for a similar number of days during next session. For those who have undergone the training their task is to work for satisfying the needs of the residents in the state. Whoever does more good for others than necessary voluntarily, it is only better for him and the wider brotherhood. So if you truly understand the rationale then it is better for you to work hard for the good of each other to support the divine kingdom by ensuring its continuous survival.
185) It is to stop the bloodshed in the land between the people that the Quran is revealed as a guidance for the mankind with a clear goal as the criterion. Therefore anyone of you who witnesses the bloodshed should train for rectifying the situation but any who is ill or on a journey should complete the training for a similar number of days in later sessions. Allah intends your well-being and does not want to put you to hardship. He wants you to complete the prescribed period of training so that you establish his sovereignty and thereby make His glory properly evident, that is how you should make people appreciate Him for giving you His guidance.
186) And when My servants ask you about My kingdom, tell them that I am with them for bringing about My kingdom. I approve the call of every caller when he calls mankind towards My kingdom therefore let people respond to My invitation by committing to working for peace, so that they may achieve their set goal of peace with help of My guidance.
187) It became a custom for you during the period of darkness of ignorance to treat the people of weaker families or communities among you as slaves to be used abused and discarded whereas they are equally respectable for you as you are for them as part of human brotherhood. Allah knows that you were doing harm to your human kind thereby so He relieves you of this disgraceful custom. Now you may give good news to these nations and seek mutual benefits as Allah has prescribed for you. So actively learn and practice this until the rule of Allah becomes fully distinct from the rule of darkness and the new dawn break outs, that is how you should complete your support for divine rule by taking the concept of brotherhood to all dark places in the land till undue exploitation is no more. Do not let communities know commandments of the Quran the while you are still learning and working them out yourselves for their implementation in your institutions. For these are the limits set by Allah so they need to be properly understood, implemented and propagated to prevent harmful outcome due to misunderstanding and misrepresenting them. Moreover never violate or misuse them once they are in place properly. That is how Allah makes His revelations clear for mankind so that they could guard themselves against inconsistency with constitution of Allah and the mankind.
188) Henceforth do not participate in matters related to community wealth through putting in place a false system for yourselves that is harmful and destructive based on double standards so that thereby some of you through bribing the administrators could take away unduly what belongs to all the community to use and abuse others and bring down the divine rule when you should know better because you have the Quran.
189) People will soon ask you for purposes of terms and conditions for establishing the set out goal of peace. Tell them, they are for setting limits for the people and to provide them foundation for building the divine kingdom upon. For it does not free people from harm and destruction if you bring about state institutions for wrong purposes or make entry in them the wrong way because freedom from all ills in the society lies in consistency between the set out purpose and the course of action for fulfilling it therefore enter your state institutions through their proper doors and thereby be consistent with constitution of Allah for the good of humanity so that you could end up in peace and prosper.
190) Therefore on that basis fight hard for installation of the constitution of Allah against those chiefs and priests and their supporters who fight hard to keep things as they are and you should never transgress the set limits yourselves because Allah supports not those who go beyond His set limits.
191) The reason you should struggle hard against such people wherever you can meet them is to get them out of their harmful and destructive mindset and attitude because thereby they drive you the masses out of your places and possessions. Also because their way of oppression or suppression is worst than slaughter as they cut off your lifeline by their tricks inducing a slow and painful death for you. Even then do not go for killing them in the name of divine/sacred kingdom/institution unless they attack you first because of it but if they do attack you then fight them back. That is the reaction deserved by such as oppose installation of Our rule.
192) Yet if they cease hostility the while they can then you too stop your reaction because Allah is protector of whole of mankind through blessing of His revelation.
193) But if they do not stop then keep the fight against them going till their strength is broken and they are no longer able to oppress or suppress so that constitution of Allah becomes established. As soon as they give up fighting and are truly defeated let there be hostility no more, for this campaign is only against those who transgress against the rule of Allah for bringing harm and destruction to mankind.
194) The naked aggression is forbidden for you save in response to naked aggression on the basis of law of equity. Therefore if any party transgresses against you then you may also take action against it likewise as it took against you but you must remain consistent with constitution of Allah and bear in mind that Allah supports only those who do things for the benefit of mankind.
195) So show generosity for mankind for sake of Allah and do not bring upon yourselves destruction by your own hands by being cruel to each other. Therefore be nice to each other because Allah supports those who do things to benefit humanity.
196) For this reason strive to install and maintain the constitution of Allah in the land. However if you find yourselves limited in your ability or means for carrying out the mission away from home then at least spread the message locally person to person as is within your means. Moreover consider undertaking necessary training and detach not yourselves from your missionary leaders till the course of action relating the mission has reached its end. However if any of you the parties becomes ill or is stopped from carrying out the course of action due to some problem due to mission leadership then that party may compensate this through holding itself back for an alternative program or fulfil another course of action or it may do some other good work for the community. Moreover reflect when you are not on any mission upon the advantage the person with full training has for striving for the set goal as compared to the person who becomes limited due to lacking of such guidance. So if any cannot hold back oneself to complete the training for period of three sessions in relation to establishing the set goal then one may go for it as many times as and when one can refer to it. This is how you can complete the community training program. That is the alternative for any who abides not within the jurisdiction of the divine institution. So be consistent with rule of Allah for the good of mankind and know that set laws of Allah are strict in calling people to account.
197) The training months and program for establishing the divine kingdom should be publicized by organisers but anyone who undertakes the training for the set goal must abstain from using offensive language against others and must not transgress against the divine rule of law as well as must not get involved in personal fights during the training for the stated goal. Whatever good you do for yourselves and others Allah makes it known to others through your actions. So if you must grow then grow in knowledge for consistency thereby be consistent with Our constitution for the good of mankind, O People endowed with sense for understanding of things.
198) There should be no restriction upon you if you undertake learning about the revelation from your Lord however when you return from place of training after completion then strive hard for the glory of Allah to establish the divine rule of law as it ought to be as He instructed you, for before this knowledge you were a people who lived your lives in confusion.
199) Moreover as you benefited yourselves from Our guidance so you should benefit the rest of the mankind and seek freedom from manmade troubles through rule of Allah, for Allah surely protects you against all your self-created ills and brings you prosperity thereby.
200) So when you have completed your training program then strive hard for manifestation of glory of Allah for other as you used to strive hard for the manifestation of glory of your forefathers or with yet more courage and strength. Yet there are among people who express their desires by their actions as if saying, our Lord! Make it possible for us to have the whole world to ourselves leaving nothing for others. Such people as work to this end therefore have no basis whatsoever to work for the betterment of the mankind as their end goal .
201) But there are others among mankind who say, our Lord! Make it possible for all of us to have a great life in this world as well as a great life in hereafter thereby save us from fire of mutual hatred due to greed and envy.
202) Such are the people who will have their due share according to what they have earned, for laws of Allah are capable of settling peoples’ accounts.
203) Therefore set apart periods of time for striving hard for manifestation of glory of Allah. If any hastens to leave after completing a couple of sessions let there be no obstacle in his way and if any stays on till the end let there be no difficulty in his way either so long as one has achieved consistency with the mutually set standard for the set task. So be consistent with constitution of Allah and be aware that you will be gathered as a community on the basis of His constitution.
204) Be aware also of the fact that among the mankind there is such a person whose speech will fascinate you the masses regarding how life in this world should be set up and ruled and he may even call upon Allah to be witness about what is in his mind even though he will prove by his own actions in due course that he is your staunch opponent when it comes to rule of Allah.
205) Because when he leaves you the masses he directs his efforts to save or install the rule of other than Allah whereby he causes wars in the land and destroys nations and their prosperity in the name of Allah even though Allah does not approve of wars based on greed and exploitation.
206) When it is said to him, abide by constitution of Allah, arrogance carries him off to crimes against humanity. Only Making the world hell will satisfy him and what a terrible place that will be to live in.
207) Among the mankind there is such a person also who commits himself to establishing the kingdom of Allah because that is how Allah shows His grace for the human creatures.
208) So O you who claim to be committed to working for peace, implement Our constitution for peace fully and abide not by rule of any opponent of it because such a rule will prove harmful and destructive for you.
209) Yet if you mask or derail Our constitution after receiving the clear goals and guidelines then be warned that you will end up in deep troubles because only rule of Allah has strong foundation based on wisdom that is self evident in the universe that can save mankind from their self destruction.
210) So if masses are not looking for a blissful future then what are they looking for other than that which laws of Allah bring about in form of clouds of painful suffering through their chiefs to fulfil Our warning to them? After all the right to set goals and guidelines for all things rests with Allah.
211) Ask the children of Israel how many clear goals and guidelines We gave them but people who give up establishing the rule of Allah after it has come to them to abide by then set laws of Allah make such people face consequences of their own actions.
212) Due to their ignorance based arrogance life in this world derails those who oppose rule of Allah and make wars against it and take those for a laugh who commit to striving for peace in the land. However those who are consistent with rule of Allah for the good of mankind will have the upper hand on the day of uprising, for laws of Allah give control of livelihood to people who want it without discrimination.
213) Originally the whole of mankind used to live the very same way on basis of survival of the fittest though they all belong to same family tree but at length Allah raised prophets from among them as encouragers for what was beneficial and discouragers for what was harmful to educate people to bring about a better human society by revealing to them Our constitution for this purpose so that matters between people are settled according to it in which they may have disputes or disagreements. Moreover they did not differ regarding Our constitution save for some of those who had it after came to them the clear goals and guidelines just out of selfishness based animosity between themselves. However Allah guided those who committed to working for peace to what was proper regarding that in which they differed. For Allah guides whoever takes necessary actions to be guided to the path firmly founded.
214) Do you think that you will end up in blissful life in this world without doing the needed hard work the while we bring you the examples of those passed away before you as to how they created blissful lives for themselves? They were afflicted with suffering and adversity just like you and were so violently shaken up that even the messenger and those who committed to working with him for peace in the land cried out, when is Allah going to help? They were told, help of Allah is always close to you in form of His revelation for establishing His rule.
215) They will inquire of you, what should they let others have to benefit from? Say, whatever good you are capable of letting others benefit from, do it for dependants, close relatives, isolated individuals, the helpless local residents and travellers in need. Whatever good you do for others Allah will make evident its results for you in due course.
216) Striving hard is necessary for you for bringing about a blissful human society even though you may dislike working hard for others. But it so happens that you dislike doing something yet it is beneficial for all of you as a people the while on the other hand you may love doing something as individuals yet it proves harmful and destructive for all of you. That is how Allah makes obvious for you that which you do not know in order to educate you.
217) They will inquire of you about open aggression and fighting against it. Tell them, fighting against open aggression is a great thing because stopping people from installing the constitution of Allah and opposing His rule through establishment of the divine kingdom as well as expelling its supporters are a much bigger cause of harm and destruction than open warfare against the rule of Allah. Because initiating and promoting causes for wars is worse than actual slaughter of people in its effects. However your adversaries will not give up fighting you until they succeed in stopping you from installing the divine constitution but if any of you gives up installation of divine constitution then he is as good as dead and one of the opponents therefore his deeds will have served no good purpose in this life nor will they in hereafter. For he will be one of those in agony and therein he will remain far as long as he deserves.
218) Surely those who are committed to working for peace and those who migrated ideologically/physically and struggled for installing the rule of Allah they look forward to blessing of Allah in form of prosperity, for Allah relieves and protects mankind from poverty through His mercy in form of revealed program.
219) They will inquire of you about ideologies whereby individuals take over power and wealth in the land. Tell them, there is a great harm in both of the ideas for a great majority of the people for most of the time though there are benefits as well for a tiny minority of the people for a very short time. So the harm in going about things such ways is much greater than the benefits. Yet they will ask you what good they should do for benefiting others? Tell them, whatever you are really capable of and that you sincerely can. That is how Allah makes His set goals and guidelines clear for you so that you may reflect on the end results of your actions before you do things
220) in regard to this world and the hereafter. But they will still ask you about the role they as followers of the Quran should play in lives of the individuals who come and join them. Tell them, it is best to remove obstacle in their way to peaceful and prosperous life. That way you can become partners with them for the common good and become a community after all they are your human and ideological brethren. Be warned! Allah will make obvious through your own actions in due course who intends to create fights among you and who means to unite you all by trying to put things right for you. Had Allah not intended your unity and prosperity then He could have left you on your own in your conflicts and painful suffering without His program but Allah is mighty wise sovereign of this whole kingdom so follow His advice if you want to bring about the blissful kingdom for yourselves.
221) Therefore do not enter in brotherhood or partnership with any rival parties who struggle for power and wealth unless they give it up and commit themselves to working for peace because a community that commits to striving for peace and prosperity is better than that which is based on rivalry no matter how attractive its proposals may seem to you. Likewise, do not enter in brotherhood or partnership with any rival individuals or groups unless they commit themselves to working for peace and prosperity of mankind because any individual or group that works for peace and prosperity of humanity is better than a rival who goes for wars and corruption in the land even though its proposal may seem pleasing to you. Such people invite you to the life full of fire of hatred while Allah invites you towards blissful life that is free of manmade troubles by way of His openly declared plan. He makes His goals and guidelines clear for mankind so that they could become thoughtful and follow an appropriate course of action for bringing about a blissful world for themselves.
222) Moreover they will ask you about bloodshed or corruption. Tell them, it is damaging and destructive therefore stay away from such parties that are suffering from internal strife and bloodshed or corruption and do not let them join you until they become free of bloodshed or corruption. When they have freed themselves then you should let them join you in the manner Allah has advised you. Surely Allah supports those who turn to Him for His guidance and keep themselves free from what is harmful and destructive.
223) Moreover people under your care are for you to civilise through education and discipline for your better future so approach your cultivation as you see fit by taking decisive course of action for blissful future of your people thus demonstrate you meet all necessary requirements set out about it and by so doing give hopeful news to those who commit to striving for peace among mankind.
224) Moreover use not the constitution of Allah to secure undue advantages against each other by way of your oaths of allegiance or contracts to free yourselves from fulfilments of your heavenly set obligations to each other instead be consistent with constitution of Allah for the good of humanity thereby ensure peace between yourselves and the rest of mankind, for Allah is comprehensive in His observation and makes obvious in due course all that you do through results of your actions.
225) Allah does not hold valid your oaths of allegiance to His constitution whereby you try to trick or outwit each other instead He calls you to account for damage you inflict on each other on purpose thereby, because Allah out of His kindness desires to relieve and protect you the mankind from your self-created quarrels and problems.
226) For that reason those who are most trustable and capable among their communities people should put them in place to commence work as administrators within four months to uplift their communities at length when they refer to their communities to organise them so that Allah removes poverty from people through His revealed program for their prosperity.
227) Moreover even when people decide to change administrations yet they should refer to constitution of Allah because Allah advises by taking into account concerns of all involved.
228) As for the outgoing administrations, they should keep themselves in place for three months at the end of their contract period so that replacement administrations can take over smoothly as they leave. It is not lawful or fitting for the outgoing administrations that they should hide anything from the new administrations or communities that Allah has brought about through them to keep beneficial projects going and to prevent any harm if they are really committed to working for peace according to the constitution of Allah for the good end result for humanity. In case of good administrations their communities have the right to reinstate them if they too desire reinstatement. Although for the administration or the contracted party there are similar rights to those exercised against them in an equitable manner yet for the communities or contractors in them is an advantage as well because they have seen the results of their works, that is how Allah shows superiority of His advice and wisdom for the good of mankind.
229) Reinstatement of the same administration in a row should be twice only after that it should be judged whether it could be as good to continue as it has been otherwise it should be replaced the while it is still functioning honourably with new administration to keep things functioning as dignified as they have been. It is not lawful or fitting for the community to take anything back from their administration which they have given the administration for management as per constitutional requirements already agreed upon unless when something goes wrong and both the parties think that they may not be able to faithfully follow the limits set by Allah without altering the mutual contract with mutual agreement based on mutual benefit. Then if you the parties deem that both the parties will not be able to keep the limits of Allah then there is no blame if by mutual agreement each party involved in contract compensates the other party to obtain amicable settlement of the matter. These are the limits set by Allah so do not transgress them and those who transgress the limits of Allah they are the ones who are harmful and destructive for human society.
230) However once the parties have settled the conflict, it is not lawful for either of the parties to put obstacle in the path of the other stopping it from entering another contract with another party but there is no harm if that party also ends its contract and the party becomes free to enter the contract with the earlier party again, provided they are sure enough about each other that they can keep the limits set by Allah. Such are the limits of Allah which He makes clear for the people for their understanding.
231) When you the parties have resolved the conflict between the parties or they have reached the end of their prescribed contract period then either renew contract allowing them to stay on with honour or let them go with kindness but in no way either of the parties should continue the contract to harm the other or to take undue advantage of the other, if any does that then that party destroys its consistency with rule of Allah for inflicting harm upon society. So never take constitutional obligations set by Allah as if they are of no consequence. Remember always the favour of Allah upon you in form of His constitution and the fact that He sent the book to make you wise by advising you thereby to keep you consistent. So be consistent with set law of Allah and know that Allah makes evident all things for your benefit.
232) So when you have separated parties because they have reached the end of their contract period then let them be free and do not prevent them from entering new contracts with former or new parties if they have come to a mutually honourable agreement. This is enjoined on everyone amongst you who claims to have committed to working for peace according to constitution of Allah for the good end result for all involved. This way of conflict resolution gets rid of troubles for you and is consistent with rule of Allah for the good of humanity that is why Allah makes things obvious for people because they know them not.
233) As for those who want to nurture contractual relationships to the utmost degree they should do so in both cases regardless parties stay in contract or not. The mutually agreed reasonable cost of their maintenance should be responsibility of the community as a whole. No party should be charged with responsibility for more than they can really handle. Neither community should be made to suffer on account of its individual nor an individual on account of its group. The inheritors of this arrangement are under the same obligation but if by mutual agreement both parties decide to terminate arrangement then there is no blame on either of them. If you decide to have alternative arrangements for maintenance of your individuals there is no blame on you provided you maintain the standard that you have promised to make available in an honourable manner. Be consistent with constitution of Allah and with each other and know indeed that Allah is observing all that you do.
234) So those of your administrations or parties who have fulfilled their constitutional obligations to their communities and want to further develop their people by bringing prosperity to them to bring about a yet better society even after their contract has expired there should not be placed any obstacle in their way by you the society so that they could voluntarily do whatever good they think they can do for the society in their own capacity, for Allah is aware of all that you do.
235) Moreover there should not be any obstacle in your path if any parties among you make any proposal known to any other party in the community for a new contract the while the other party is still engaged waiting for expiry of its existing contract or meanwhile just keep the matter among yourselves till the other party is free. Allah will make it known to them in due course that you meant to strive for their betterment but never enter any contracts regarding community in private instead speak to the other party openly in an honourable manner. No matter what do not confirm the contract until the engaged party is free to enter the new contract at the end of its contractual period. You are being alerted that Allah will make obvious what is in your hearts and minds about each other as a community, so be consistent with His constitution and be aware also about the fact that Allah is consistent in giving relief and protection from their self created problems.
236) There should be no restriction in your way if you decide to terminate contracts even before the terms are agreed between you if you change your minds. In that case compensate the other party appropriately for its part, with more than what it deserves or at least with what it deserves. This is necessary to do for those who like doing good for others.
237) And if you have to terminate a contract before the expiry of the contract but after the fixation of terms and conditions in the contract then party terminating the contract should give the other party half of that which is mutually agreed unless the other party decides to waive its right and the terminating party also foregoes its rights. To forego is more fitting in such unforeseen situations because you should not forget to show kindness to each other to have and to keep a good society. Surely Allah looks at the end results of your actions and advises you appropriately .
238) Therefore you should stand guard over all the terms and conditions of the mutually agreed contracts for sake of peace and prosperity of yourselves as a society but particularly over the pivotal set of terms and conditions in form of Our constitution and fulfil for Allah with all due care the obligations therein for the goal of peace.
239) So if you are concerned about well being of humanity then set up a proper administration or organise people properly and when you have done that then strive hard to spread the message of Allah as He has taught you which you knew not before.
240) Moreover those charged with fulfilment of constitutional obligations from among you so that they lead fellow communities to prosperity they should assist their communities to better their environment without causing them to leave their settlements, but if any of them leave on their own decision then there is no blame on you for what they choose to do for themselves in a way that is appropriate for them but not detrimental to others. That is how Allah demonstrates His strength and wisdom for the good of mankind.
241) Reasonable provisions must also be made for communities settled at a distance. That is an obligation upon those who want to be consistent with constitution of Allah and the fellow human beings.
242) That is how Allah makes His goals and guidelines clear for you so that you may learn sense and follow what is proper.
243) Have you reflected upon behaviour of Israelites who numbered in thousands yet ran out of their homes fearing death and destruction that came upon them in form of enemy attack? So Allah said to them, stop living the way you do and reform. Thus He brought them back to life as a nation by way of revelation based organised training. Surely it is Allah who bestows knowledge upon people yet most of the people act not upon that knowledge to show its benefits to others.
244) So strive like good Israelites did for the rule of Allah and be aware that Allah advises you by looking at results of your actions.
245) So who feels indebted with advice of Allah and will act upon it properly to benefit from so that Allah rewards his effort many folds? That is how Allah controls and distributes things according to His set out laws therefore to His constitution alone you all should refer for guidance.
246) Have you not reflected upon the chiefs and priests of children of Israel after Moses? They said to their prophet, appoint for us a leader to fight for installation of rule of Allah. The Prophet replied, what if you refuse to fight when you are told to do so? They replied, how can we refuse to fight in the cause of Allah when we have been deprived of our homes and our foundational human rights? Yet when they were commanded to fight, all refused except a minority of them. That is how Allah makes obvious for the rest to see those who contravene His commandments.
247) The controversy between them began when their prophet told them Allah has appointed Talut to be your leader. The chiefs replied, how can he be fit for position of leadership when some of us are more deserving than him to be in position of leadership because he does not have abundance of wealth? The prophet said, Allah has chosen him instead of you because He has found him blessed with sense of proper understanding of a wide range of issues relating state affairs and due to being solid in character because he acts on what he promises. That is how Allah grants His kingdom to whoever acts to take it, for Allah decides matters according to results of peoples’ actions.
248) Furthermore their prophet told them the proof of his proper appointment as a leader is that he will bring forth of you such a group of people in which will be the ability to carry out commandments of your Lord with confidence, thus will be restored that which the people of Moses and the people of Aaron left behind a duty to be carried out by the people charged with divine mission. Surely therein is a proof for you if you are truly committed to working for peace.
249) So when TaLut began to gather his forces to train them, he lectured his forces that Allah guides you through sea of fire of hatred and bloodshed between yourselves so any who takes part in it will cease to be part of my forces but any who will not participate in sea of fire of hatred and bloodshed amongst ourselves except a little out of necessity of survival shall be part of my forces. However when it came to class and creed based sectarian infighting all participated therein save a minority of them. So when he and those who claimed to be committed to working for peace with him crossed this river of fire of hatred based bloodshed some of them said that we have no strength left by this day to fight against Goliath and his warriors but those who were really committed to working for peace who knew they will have to match the standard set by Allah replied, it has often happened that a small group through support of program of Allah has overcome a mighty army. That is how Allah inspires with ideas those who train to be steadfast.
250) So it happened that when they advanced to face Goliath and his warriors they said, our Lord! Fill our hearts with courage thereby make our steps firm thus help us against the people who refuse to live by Your constitution and declare war against it.
251) That is how they defeated them with program of Allah and David killed Goliath. Allah gave David the kingdom and wisdom and taught him whatever He needed to learn. Behold the fact that if Allah did not keep one people in check through the others then there would have come about total destruction in the land through wars. Such destruction did not happen because Allah has protected nations throughout the world against total destruction.
252) These are the guidelines of Allah which We reveal to you for a set purpose of peace between mankind because you are indeed of Our messengers.
253) Indeed of those messengers whom We sent for the guidance of mankind some of whom We hold above others in knowledge and character. Among these messengers is any to whom Allah revealed His constitution but some of them He holds ranks above others. To Jesus the successor of community of Mary We gave clear goals that is how We supported him with Our purposeful revelation. Had Allah so planned, people after these messengers would not have fought each other after clear goals and guidelines were received by them but they disputed because Allah gave them freewill to choose to learn or do as they please therefore some of them committed to working for peace properly the while others opposed His message and made wars. So had Allah not allowed them the ability to choose then they would not have fought each other on basis of class and creed but Allah only does things according to His plans.
254) O you who claim to be committed to striving for peace! Keep open for the benefit of others the sustenance which We have provided for you all as a united community before the arrival of such an environment in time during which such transfer of provision will no longer be possible, nor will there be any friendly society as none will work for a better human society because those who oppose and fight against Our rule would have transgressed to such degree.
255) As for Allah, there is no God but Him, the self existing sustainer of creation. He is neither prone to negligence nor can be over powered. To Him belongs all that is in the Heavens and all that is in the Earth. Who is there who could intervene or interfere in His kingdom unless by way of His given freewill within set limits? He knows what is within their reach and what is beyond their capability. They cannot access any bit of His knowledge except what He Himself reveals for them. His sovereignty encompasses the heavens and the earth, yet preservation of these does not fatigue Him. He is the one Exalted and the Supreme.
256) So let none attribute what is harmful and destructive for mankind to My constitution. Indeed what is proper has been made clearly distinct from that which is transgressive. Therefore whoever renounces the rule by any harmful and destructive ruler and commits to working for peace according to constitution of Allah for the benefit of humanity has grasped the firmly founded hand-hold, the hand-hold that will never prove damaging or destructive for mankind because Allah informs people on basis of His comprehensive observation of all things.
257) Allah is supporter of those who commit to working for peace between mankind in the land so He brings them out of the depths of darkness of ignorance and leads them into the light of knowledge. As to those who oppose Our rule they are supporters of rule by harmful and destructive ruler who takes them away from the light of Our knowledge and leads them into the depths of darknesses of ignorance. As a result they end up in state of painful agony wherein they remain till they change for the better or perish.
258) Shall We not tell you for your consideration the story about the one who argued with Abraham about proper installation and implementation of constitution of His Lord whom Allah gave a piece of land to implement His rule properly but instead he declared himself ruler over it and pushed the law of Allah out of his way by separation of state and religion? At the time Abraham said to him, it is the law of my Lord that should decide whether people live or die. He replied, it is my law that should decide whether people live or die. Seeing lack of realisation on his part Abraham explained, but Allah brings people with light of His knowledge the progress and prosperity whereas you bring by this your way of doing things the harm and destruction. Thus the one who opposed the rule of Allah was confounded. However guidance of Allah is ignored by people who transgress.
259) Or shall We tell for your consideration the example of the one who passed by a township which was torn apart by its own people through class and creed divide? He thought, how is Allah going to bring this township back to life after it has been devastated because Allah let it remain in its state of failure over a long period of time and at length restored it? So out of wonder he inquired of its people, how long since you have been in this new state of yours? The replier said, just for a short time not very long ago. He said, Yea! But you had been in the state that you were for a very long period of time but look at your participation and your knowledge of divine constitution they are no longer based upon traditional make beliefs. Behold! That is how you should deal with your religious leadership and that is why We made it a lesson for the mankind. Moreover observe the social structuring how We put it together and at length implement it and fulfil thereby its set purpose. Then when all this was made clear to him he said, now I know that Allah indeed has laws set up for making everything work.
260) Also call to mind saying of Abraham once upon a time my Lord! Explain to me how You plan to bring to life the nations that are devastated by ignorance and oppression. He said, are you not already committed to a course of action for peace among the nations? Abraham said, yes! But I ask this to reassure my mind for the upcoming tasks or missions. He said, take some highly insightful people under your supervision and train them well to follow your set out objectives then separate them into individuals and place them upon each of the people of influence among the nations to educate them and then invite them to rule according to constitution of Allah, they will accept your invitation and start working on it right away. That is how it will become obvious to you all that Allah is mighty indeed in His wisdom.
261) The likeness of those who use whatever they have of the divine provision for the mission of Allah is like that of a grain that sprouts into many ears, each bearing hundreds of grains. Allah gives manifold increase to whoever works for it. That is how Allah educates people by looking at the effects of peoples’ actions.
262) Those who use whatever they have of the provision for the mission of Allah and do not follow their such actions with harmful and destructive actions to injure the brotherhood will have their reward from their Lord in due course in form a welfare state wherein they will neither be anxious for their future nor will they regrets their actions for bringing about such a state.
263) Saying what is proper and helps remove ills from society is better than speaking such truth that lead to damage to brotherhood. Remember that even though Allah is free of all wants yet He forbears stupidity of mankind.
264) O you who claim to be committed to working for peace! Do not make your helpful actions for others invalid by thinking as if you are doing them a favour, for that is injurious for the brotherhood because it is then like the action of those who spend their wealth just for show to make fool of masses because they commit not to working for peace according to the constitution of Allah for the better end goal for mankind. Their example is like that of a hard barren rock covered with a thin layer of soil whereupon falls heavy rain, leaving it just a bare stone. Such people gain nothing useful out of what they do. That is why Allah guides not such people as oppose and fight against His guidance.
265) The example of those who spend their wealth to accomplish the will of Allah through strengthening their brotherhood is like that of a garden on a higher fertile ground so when heavy rain falls upon it, it yields twice its normal produce and if no rain falls even a light moisture is sufficient. That is how Allah sees through all that you do for the benefit of each other.
266) Would any of you like that his garden which is full of palm trees, grape vines and all kinds of fruits and watered by running streams be blasted and consumed by a fiery whirlwind at the time when he has become too old and his children are too young or unable to work therein? Thus Allah makes His goals and guidelines clear to you so that you may ponder over them.
267) O you who claim to be committed to working for peace, use only whatever good you have worked for according to law of Allah to help others of what We have produced for you from the earth and do not give useless things to others that you yourselves would not accept but with your eyes shut. Bear in mind that Allah is self-sufficient and worthy of being heeded to.
268) The opposer of rule of Allah invites you to ignorance and poverty thereby tries to make you inflict harm and destruction upon each other so that you end up in shameful and sorrowful state of affairs whereas Allah invites you to freedom from all ills through His dignifying revelation, that is how Allah makes obvious that His observation of all things is comprehensive.
269) He grants wisdom of running administration in His kingdom to whoever works hard for it and whoever is granted the wisdom of running administration of His kingdom is indeed given abundance of goodness, yet none reflect and act upon His guidance save people who are intelligent.
270) You use nothing of your provision out of Our provided sustenance for the good of others and you fulfil not any kind of responsibility to each other but Allah has already informed you about its outcome whereas those who work against the rule of Allah in the end will have none to support them.
271) To support others publicly for public good is good but to give help to the broke individual in private is even better for you and will remove from your community more troublesome problems and Allah is aware of all that you do.
272) However it is not personally up to any of you as individuals to force everyone to be on the proper path rather it is up to constitution of Allah to lay down goals and guidelines for them and for anyone who is capable and wants to serve the constitution of Allah as an administrator in their eyes to keep them on the right course of action because whatever beneficial you do to help each other as a community it is for the benefit of yourselves. So you should not help each other but in accordance to the constitution of Allah and whatever you do for the benefit of each other on that basis you will be paid back in full once the state become fully functional and you will not be wronged even in the least.
273) Help especially those broke individuals who are engaged so much in the mission of Allah that they cannot move about in the land to earn their livelihood. Those unaware of their situation think that these like needy people are self-sufficient on account of their modest behaviour because they do not beg for help but you can recognize them by the way they look even though they do not make insistent demands on people for help. So you do not benefit anyone with anything but Allah makes it evident through its results.
274) Those who use whatever they have of Our provision to help others by night and by day, privately/individually and publicly/collectively, they will have their reward from their Lord in form of a blissful kingdom wherein they will neither be anxious about their future nor will they regret the efforts they made for bringing it about.
275) Those who participate in the human community on basis of self interest as opposed to community interest they have no solid foundation to build their future upon as a secure community instead such individuals have taken the same stance as of those who have been ideologically enslaved by the ruler with harmful and destructive ambitions and desires for power and wealth against the constitution of Allah and best interest of mankind. That is because they try to use the constitution based cooperative system like a self interest based system whereas Allah has allowed the constitution based cooperative system for a set purpose of peace therefore He did not allow the self interest based system. So any who has received advice from his Lord and has stopped going against the constitutional requirements for the good of community, for him are consequences for what he has already done and that is the set law of Allah regarding that. However any who continue on the same path of self interest at the expense of the community interest then such are the people who keep providing the fire of hatred the fuel so they are bound to be consumed by it unless they reform and abide by Our constitution.
276) Allah has deprived self interest based individualism of secure future instead He has given future to a system based upon solid foundation for the good of humanity therefore Allah supports not any such person who ideologically opposes and acts against His declared will.
277) Those who commit to working for peace in the land and take appropriate actions whereby they establish divine rule in order to free mankind from all manmade ills, for them is great reward with their Lord in form of a blissful kingdom wherein they will neither be anxious for their future not have any regrets for what they did in the past to bring about such a blissful state.
278) So O you who claim to be committed to working for peace in the land! Be consistent with each other according to declared will of your Lord therefore get yourselves rid of even any residue of self interest based individualism if you have really committed to working peace between yourselves and the rest of mankind
279) but if you are not going to do what you are required to do then notice of declaration of war is hereby given to you by Allah through His messenger. However if you stop and reform then for you is whatever of the provision is yours according to community within set constitutional limits as an individual of the community. Do not Inflict harm and destruction upon others and do not let others inflict harm and destruction upon you.
280) But if any participant on basis of self interest individualism is facing any genuine difficulty in transition then allow him appropriate time for the change to make it easy for him. This is how if you confirm truth of the constitution to each other it will be beneficial for you as a community if you understand it.
281) Thus prepare for the day when you make each other abide by the constitution of Allah so that from then onwards all are rewarded with what they earn and none is allowed to suffer harm or destruction at the hands of any other.
282) So O you who claim to be committed to working for peace! When you have to assign constitutional rights and responsibilities to each other for a fixed period of time draft a proper legal document. Let an experienced drafter of legal documents draft it down between the parties involved in a proper way. The drafter designated the responsibility by Allah and the community about drafting the legal documents is under obligation to write the agreement down so he has no right to refuse. Let him who has been assigned the right dictate what is to be included in the draft in accordance to constitution of Allah his Lord and omit not anything from the agreement that should be part of the agreement. If the party that is assigned the right is immature or weak or cannot dictate the agreement then let its guardian dictate its interests properly. Let two witnesses from among your community administration witness the documents but if two of the administration are not available at the time then one from the administration and two of your choice from amongst the community may witness the document so that if one party involved in the agreement moves away from its commitment to the agreement then the other party could remind and correct it through this agreed document. The witnesses must not refuse when they are called upon to do so. Moreover you must not be averse to writing down legal agreements for any future period whether the agreement is about something small or large. This course of action is beneficial for you according to constitution of Allah because it facilitates the establishment of evidence and is the best way to remove all doubts and disputes. However if it is a matter that is concluded on the spot and has no future implications among yourselves then there is no blame upon you if you do not put it in writing. You should always have witnesses whenever you make agreements that concern your community but let no harm be done by parties involved in the contracts to the scribes or witnesses yet if you do so then you will be guilty of transgression against the constitution of Allah. So be consistent with rule of Allah for the good of your own community that is how Allah teaches you to conduct your affairs because Allah teaches mankind all things people need to know.
283) Likewise when you are working towards change of rule but you do not have the legal framework in place yet in the land to enforce Our constitution then provide security for each other through whatever means you have as a community in an organised manner. So that when some of you entrust others with responsibilities as a community then the ones entrusted with community responsibilities discharge the responsibilities fully and properly to the community that is how the community as a whole should prove its consistency with the constitution of Allah its Lord. Beware! Never deliberately conceal the evidence in order to cause harm to others and whoever hides or derails evidence deliberately to cause harm his mind is surely set on transgression Allah and his people but Allah is aware of all that you do and will make it obvious in due course through results of your actions.
284) Remember always that to Allah alone belongs sovereignty of all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth regardless you reveal to others your motives in your minds behind your actions through your actions or you hide them because Allah calls you to account for all of this. That is how He protects from harm and destruction any community or nation that desires to be protected through acting upon His constitution and likewise he leaves a people to destroy themselves who fail to act according to His advice because Allah has set up laws to govern affairs concerning all things.
285) This is why this messenger has committed to working for peace - in the land according to the constitution revealed to him from his Lord - along with all others who have committed to working for peace. All peace loving people always committed to working for peace in the land according to the constitution of Allah along with the administrators of His constitution as well as His messengers. Such people always confirmed Our message saying, we see no difference in the message of any of His messengers and they also said, we hear Your divine proclamation and we commit to it so protect us our Lord against inflicting harm and destruction upon each other, for your will is the goal of our journey.
286) We further confirm that Allah burdens not any people or nation with any task beyond its capability and each community or nation is a part of benefit whatever good a nation does for the mankind and upon each people falls a part of the harm whatever harm any community inflicts upon mankind. Our Lord! Save us from the harmful and destructive consequences if we forget to do something or make a mistake when doing it. Our Lord! Save us from falling under heavy burden as You let happen to those before us as a consequence of their own wrong beliefs and actions. Our Lord! Guide us so that we do not fall under burden beyond our capability to bear. So relieve us from our self created ills and protect us and make for us Your revelation a blessing. You are our supporter so help us against the people who oppose Your rule.
177) Freedom from self inflicted ills is not possible for humanity just by you the people acting randomly to one extreme or the other instead freedom from ills lies in the fact that one commits to working for installation of constitution of Allah for the purpose of good end result for mankind through setting up an administration based upon the book as done by the prophets for their people. Freedom from ills also lies in spending whatever one has out of loyalty to His rule on all people in the society be they known as settled people but isolated individuals or unknown strangers in form of helpless needy travellers or be they belonging to any other category who ask for help or in need of looking after. That is why freedom from all ills in human society lies in establishing the human society upon the divine constitution and through that attaining freedom from all manmade troubles in the society. Freedom from ills not only lies in installing divine constitution but also in fulfilling all the constitutional obligations and the promises as and when they are made and in being steadfast in distress and in adversity as well as at the time of war. People who do these things are true to their word and they are the ones who attain consistency with constitution of Allah as well as with the mankind therefore end all troubles.
178) So O you who claim to be committed to working for peace, abiding by law of equity is necessary for you for ending the conflict in the human society. Only a person who frees himself from inflicting harm and destruction upon others can work towards freeing others from this mindset and attitude just like a person who frees himself from taking any other person as a slave can work for freeing others from taking any other as a slave and just like a person who frees himself from weakness can work towards freeing others from weakness. So any who removes any harm and destruction from his brother he has followed the right course of action for benefiting him thereby the wider society/brotherhood. That is how your Lord makes things easy for you through His revelation for your peace and prosperity. So any who goes beyond law of equity for him is painful suffering in due course as a result of his actions.
179) All this explanation clearly shows that abiding by law of equity ensures your survival as a good human society, O you the people with ability to understand things so that you could attain consistency with constitution of Allah for the good of mankind.
180) Likewise leaving a better legacy behind is necessary for survival of your society before death approaches any of you so leave a good advice for your dependents in form of elders and in form of children as well as others in your circle close. This is responsibility of those who want to be consistent with constitution of Allah for the good of mankind.
181) If anyone changes the advice after hearing it then damage that results from that will be liability of those who change the advice. Allah surely makes obvious results of peoples’ actions in due course to show nothing escapes His attention.
182) However there is no harm done by the recipients of the advice if they among themselves make corrections in the advice if they fear any damaging outcome from acting upon it in its original form. Allah is surely protector of mankind through blessing of revelation.
183) O you who claim to be working for peace! Abstaining from all actions against Our rule is necessary for you as it was necessary for those before you so that you may attain consistency with constitution of Allah for the good of the mankind.
184) Therefore set apart some days to train people for this purpose unless any of you is ill or on a journey in that case such people can complete their training for a similar number of days during next session. For those who have undergone the training their task is to work for satisfying the needs of the residents in the state. Whoever does more good for others than necessary voluntarily, it is only better for him and the wider brotherhood. So if you truly understand the rationale then it is better for you to work hard for the good of each other to support the divine kingdom by ensuring its continuous survival.
185) It is to stop the bloodshed in the land between the people that the Quran is revealed as a guidance for the mankind with a clear goal as the criterion. Therefore anyone of you who witnesses the bloodshed should train for rectifying the situation but any who is ill or on a journey should complete the training for a similar number of days in later sessions. Allah intends your well-being and does not want to put you to hardship. He wants you to complete the prescribed period of training so that you establish his sovereignty and thereby make His glory properly evident, that is how you should make people appreciate Him for giving you His guidance.
186) And when My servants ask you about My kingdom, tell them that I am with them for bringing about My kingdom. I approve the call of every caller when he calls mankind towards My kingdom therefore let people respond to My invitation by committing to working for peace, so that they may achieve their set goal of peace with help of My guidance.
187) It became a custom for you during the period of darkness of ignorance to treat the people of weaker families or communities among you as slaves to be used abused and discarded whereas they are equally respectable for you as you are for them as part of human brotherhood. Allah knows that you were doing harm to your human kind thereby so He relieves you of this disgraceful custom. Now you may give good news to these nations and seek mutual benefits as Allah has prescribed for you. So actively learn and practice this until the rule of Allah becomes fully distinct from the rule of darkness and the new dawn break outs, that is how you should complete your support for divine rule by taking the concept of brotherhood to all dark places in the land till undue exploitation is no more. Do not let communities know commandments of the Quran the while you are still learning and working them out yourselves for their implementation in your institutions. For these are the limits set by Allah so they need to be properly understood, implemented and propagated to prevent harmful outcome due to misunderstanding and misrepresenting them. Moreover never violate or misuse them once they are in place properly. That is how Allah makes His revelations clear for mankind so that they could guard themselves against inconsistency with constitution of Allah and the mankind.
188) Henceforth do not participate in matters related to community wealth through putting in place a false system for yourselves that is harmful and destructive based on double standards so that thereby some of you through bribing the administrators could take away unduly what belongs to all the community to use and abuse others and bring down the divine rule when you should know better because you have the Quran.
189) People will soon ask you for purposes of terms and conditions for establishing the set out goal of peace. Tell them, they are for setting limits for the people and to provide them foundation for building the divine kingdom upon. For it does not free people from harm and destruction if you bring about state institutions for wrong purposes or make entry in them the wrong way because freedom from all ills in the society lies in consistency between the set out purpose and the course of action for fulfilling it therefore enter your state institutions through their proper doors and thereby be consistent with constitution of Allah for the good of humanity so that you could end up in peace and prosper.
190) Therefore on that basis fight hard for installation of the constitution of Allah against those chiefs and priests and their supporters who fight hard to keep things as they are and you should never transgress the set limits yourselves because Allah supports not those who go beyond His set limits.
191) The reason you should struggle hard against such people wherever you can meet them is to get them out of their harmful and destructive mindset and attitude because thereby they drive you the masses out of your places and possessions. Also because their way of oppression or suppression is worst than slaughter as they cut off your lifeline by their tricks inducing a slow and painful death for you. Even then do not go for killing them in the name of divine/sacred kingdom/institution unless they attack you first because of it but if they do attack you then fight them back. That is the reaction deserved by such as oppose installation of Our rule.
192) Yet if they cease hostility the while they can then you too stop your reaction because Allah is protector of whole of mankind through blessing of His revelation.
193) But if they do not stop then keep the fight against them going till their strength is broken and they are no longer able to oppress or suppress so that constitution of Allah becomes established. As soon as they give up fighting and are truly defeated let there be hostility no more, for this campaign is only against those who transgress against the rule of Allah for bringing harm and destruction to mankind.
194) The naked aggression is forbidden for you save in response to naked aggression on the basis of law of equity. Therefore if any party transgresses against you then you may also take action against it likewise as it took against you but you must remain consistent with constitution of Allah and bear in mind that Allah supports only those who do things for the benefit of mankind.
195) So show generosity for mankind for sake of Allah and do not bring upon yourselves destruction by your own hands by being cruel to each other. Therefore be nice to each other because Allah supports those who do things to benefit humanity.
196) For this reason strive to install and maintain the constitution of Allah in the land. However if you find yourselves limited in your ability or means for carrying out the mission away from home then at least spread the message locally person to person as is within your means. Moreover consider undertaking necessary training and detach not yourselves from your missionary leaders till the course of action relating the mission has reached its end. However if any of you the parties becomes ill or is stopped from carrying out the course of action due to some problem due to mission leadership then that party may compensate this through holding itself back for an alternative program or fulfil another course of action or it may do some other good work for the community. Moreover reflect when you are not on any mission upon the advantage the person with full training has for striving for the set goal as compared to the person who becomes limited due to lacking of such guidance. So if any cannot hold back oneself to complete the training for period of three sessions in relation to establishing the set goal then one may go for it as many times as and when one can refer to it. This is how you can complete the community training program. That is the alternative for any who abides not within the jurisdiction of the divine institution. So be consistent with rule of Allah for the good of mankind and know that set laws of Allah are strict in calling people to account.
197) The training months and program for establishing the divine kingdom should be publicized by organisers but anyone who undertakes the training for the set goal must abstain from using offensive language against others and must not transgress against the divine rule of law as well as must not get involved in personal fights during the training for the stated goal. Whatever good you do for yourselves and others Allah makes it known to others through your actions. So if you must grow then grow in knowledge for consistency thereby be consistent with Our constitution for the good of mankind, O People endowed with sense for understanding of things.
198) There should be no restriction upon you if you undertake learning about the revelation from your Lord however when you return from place of training after completion then strive hard for the glory of Allah to establish the divine rule of law as it ought to be as He instructed you, for before this knowledge you were a people who lived your lives in confusion.
199) Moreover as you benefited yourselves from Our guidance so you should benefit the rest of the mankind and seek freedom from manmade troubles through rule of Allah, for Allah surely protects you against all your self-created ills and brings you prosperity thereby.
200) So when you have completed your training program then strive hard for manifestation of glory of Allah for other as you used to strive hard for the manifestation of glory of your forefathers or with yet more courage and strength. Yet there are among people who express their desires by their actions as if saying, our Lord! Make it possible for us to have the whole world to ourselves leaving nothing for others. Such people as work to this end therefore have no basis whatsoever to work for the betterment of the mankind as their end goal .
201) But there are others among mankind who say, our Lord! Make it possible for all of us to have a great life in this world as well as a great life in hereafter thereby save us from fire of mutual hatred due to greed and envy.
202) Such are the people who will have their due share according to what they have earned, for laws of Allah are capable of settling peoples’ accounts.
203) Therefore set apart periods of time for striving hard for manifestation of glory of Allah. If any hastens to leave after completing a couple of sessions let there be no obstacle in his way and if any stays on till the end let there be no difficulty in his way either so long as one has achieved consistency with the mutually set standard for the set task. So be consistent with constitution of Allah and be aware that you will be gathered as a community on the basis of His constitution.
204) Be aware also of the fact that among the mankind there is such a person whose speech will fascinate you the masses regarding how life in this world should be set up and ruled and he may even call upon Allah to be witness about what is in his mind even though he will prove by his own actions in due course that he is your staunch opponent when it comes to rule of Allah.
205) Because when he leaves you the masses he directs his efforts to save or install the rule of other than Allah whereby he causes wars in the land and destroys nations and their prosperity in the name of Allah even though Allah does not approve of wars based on greed and exploitation.
206) When it is said to him, abide by constitution of Allah, arrogance carries him off to crimes against humanity. Only Making the world hell will satisfy him and what a terrible place that will be to live in.
207) Among the mankind there is such a person also who commits himself to establishing the kingdom of Allah because that is how Allah shows His grace for the human creatures.
208) So O you who claim to be committed to working for peace, implement Our constitution for peace fully and abide not by rule of any opponent of it because such a rule will prove harmful and destructive for you.
209) Yet if you mask or derail Our constitution after receiving the clear goals and guidelines then be warned that you will end up in deep troubles because only rule of Allah has strong foundation based on wisdom that is self evident in the universe that can save mankind from their self destruction.
210) So if masses are not looking for a blissful future then what are they looking for other than that which laws of Allah bring about in form of clouds of painful suffering through their chiefs to fulfil Our warning to them? After all the right to set goals and guidelines for all things rests with Allah.
211) Ask the children of Israel how many clear goals and guidelines We gave them but people who give up establishing the rule of Allah after it has come to them to abide by then set laws of Allah make such people face consequences of their own actions.
212) Due to their ignorance based arrogance life in this world derails those who oppose rule of Allah and make wars against it and take those for a laugh who commit to striving for peace in the land. However those who are consistent with rule of Allah for the good of mankind will have the upper hand on the day of uprising, for laws of Allah give control of livelihood to people who want it without discrimination.
213) Originally the whole of mankind used to live the very same way on basis of survival of the fittest though they all belong to same family tree but at length Allah raised prophets from among them as encouragers for what was beneficial and discouragers for what was harmful to educate people to bring about a better human society by revealing to them Our constitution for this purpose so that matters between people are settled according to it in which they may have disputes or disagreements. Moreover they did not differ regarding Our constitution save for some of those who had it after came to them the clear goals and guidelines just out of selfishness based animosity between themselves. However Allah guided those who committed to working for peace to what was proper regarding that in which they differed. For Allah guides whoever takes necessary actions to be guided to the path firmly founded.
214) Do you think that you will end up in blissful life in this world without doing the needed hard work the while we bring you the examples of those passed away before you as to how they created blissful lives for themselves? They were afflicted with suffering and adversity just like you and were so violently shaken up that even the messenger and those who committed to working with him for peace in the land cried out, when is Allah going to help? They were told, help of Allah is always close to you in form of His revelation for establishing His rule.
215) They will inquire of you, what should they let others have to benefit from? Say, whatever good you are capable of letting others benefit from, do it for dependants, close relatives, isolated individuals, the helpless local residents and travellers in need. Whatever good you do for others Allah will make evident its results for you in due course.
216) Striving hard is necessary for you for bringing about a blissful human society even though you may dislike working hard for others. But it so happens that you dislike doing something yet it is beneficial for all of you as a people the while on the other hand you may love doing something as individuals yet it proves harmful and destructive for all of you. That is how Allah makes obvious for you that which you do not know in order to educate you.
217) They will inquire of you about open aggression and fighting against it. Tell them, fighting against open aggression is a great thing because stopping people from installing the constitution of Allah and opposing His rule through establishment of the divine kingdom as well as expelling its supporters are a much bigger cause of harm and destruction than open warfare against the rule of Allah. Because initiating and promoting causes for wars is worse than actual slaughter of people in its effects. However your adversaries will not give up fighting you until they succeed in stopping you from installing the divine constitution but if any of you gives up installation of divine constitution then he is as good as dead and one of the opponents therefore his deeds will have served no good purpose in this life nor will they in hereafter. For he will be one of those in agony and therein he will remain far as long as he deserves.
218) Surely those who are committed to working for peace and those who migrated ideologically/physically and struggled for installing the rule of Allah they look forward to blessing of Allah in form of prosperity, for Allah relieves and protects mankind from poverty through His mercy in form of revealed program.
219) They will inquire of you about ideologies whereby individuals take over power and wealth in the land. Tell them, there is a great harm in both of the ideas for a great majority of the people for most of the time though there are benefits as well for a tiny minority of the people for a very short time. So the harm in going about things such ways is much greater than the benefits. Yet they will ask you what good they should do for benefiting others? Tell them, whatever you are really capable of and that you sincerely can. That is how Allah makes His set goals and guidelines clear for you so that you may reflect on the end results of your actions before you do things
220) in regard to this world and the hereafter. But they will still ask you about the role they as followers of the Quran should play in lives of the individuals who come and join them. Tell them, it is best to remove obstacle in their way to peaceful and prosperous life. That way you can become partners with them for the common good and become a community after all they are your human and ideological brethren. Be warned! Allah will make obvious through your own actions in due course who intends to create fights among you and who means to unite you all by trying to put things right for you. Had Allah not intended your unity and prosperity then He could have left you on your own in your conflicts and painful suffering without His program but Allah is mighty wise sovereign of this whole kingdom so follow His advice if you want to bring about the blissful kingdom for yourselves.
221) Therefore do not enter in brotherhood or partnership with any rival parties who struggle for power and wealth unless they give it up and commit themselves to working for peace because a community that commits to striving for peace and prosperity is better than that which is based on rivalry no matter how attractive its proposals may seem to you. Likewise, do not enter in brotherhood or partnership with any rival individuals or groups unless they commit themselves to working for peace and prosperity of mankind because any individual or group that works for peace and prosperity of humanity is better than a rival who goes for wars and corruption in the land even though its proposal may seem pleasing to you. Such people invite you to the life full of fire of hatred while Allah invites you towards blissful life that is free of manmade troubles by way of His openly declared plan. He makes His goals and guidelines clear for mankind so that they could become thoughtful and follow an appropriate course of action for bringing about a blissful world for themselves.
222) Moreover they will ask you about bloodshed or corruption. Tell them, it is damaging and destructive therefore stay away from such parties that are suffering from internal strife and bloodshed or corruption and do not let them join you until they become free of bloodshed or corruption. When they have freed themselves then you should let them join you in the manner Allah has advised you. Surely Allah supports those who turn to Him for His guidance and keep themselves free from what is harmful and destructive.
223) Moreover people under your care are for you to civilise through education and discipline for your better future so approach your cultivation as you see fit by taking decisive course of action for blissful future of your people thus demonstrate you meet all necessary requirements set out about it and by so doing give hopeful news to those who commit to striving for peace among mankind.
224) Moreover use not the constitution of Allah to secure undue advantages against each other by way of your oaths of allegiance or contracts to free yourselves from fulfilments of your heavenly set obligations to each other instead be consistent with constitution of Allah for the good of humanity thereby ensure peace between yourselves and the rest of mankind, for Allah is comprehensive in His observation and makes obvious in due course all that you do through results of your actions.
225) Allah does not hold valid your oaths of allegiance to His constitution whereby you try to trick or outwit each other instead He calls you to account for damage you inflict on each other on purpose thereby, because Allah out of His kindness desires to relieve and protect you the mankind from your self-created quarrels and problems.
226) For that reason those who are most trustable and capable among their communities people should put them in place to commence work as administrators within four months to uplift their communities at length when they refer to their communities to organise them so that Allah removes poverty from people through His revealed program for their prosperity.
227) Moreover even when people decide to change administrations yet they should refer to constitution of Allah because Allah advises by taking into account concerns of all involved.
228) As for the outgoing administrations, they should keep themselves in place for three months at the end of their contract period so that replacement administrations can take over smoothly as they leave. It is not lawful or fitting for the outgoing administrations that they should hide anything from the new administrations or communities that Allah has brought about through them to keep beneficial projects going and to prevent any harm if they are really committed to working for peace according to the constitution of Allah for the good end result for humanity. In case of good administrations their communities have the right to reinstate them if they too desire reinstatement. Although for the administration or the contracted party there are similar rights to those exercised against them in an equitable manner yet for the communities or contractors in them is an advantage as well because they have seen the results of their works, that is how Allah shows superiority of His advice and wisdom for the good of mankind.
229) Reinstatement of the same administration in a row should be twice only after that it should be judged whether it could be as good to continue as it has been otherwise it should be replaced the while it is still functioning honourably with new administration to keep things functioning as dignified as they have been. It is not lawful or fitting for the community to take anything back from their administration which they have given the administration for management as per constitutional requirements already agreed upon unless when something goes wrong and both the parties think that they may not be able to faithfully follow the limits set by Allah without altering the mutual contract with mutual agreement based on mutual benefit. Then if you the parties deem that both the parties will not be able to keep the limits of Allah then there is no blame if by mutual agreement each party involved in contract compensates the other party to obtain amicable settlement of the matter. These are the limits set by Allah so do not transgress them and those who transgress the limits of Allah they are the ones who are harmful and destructive for human society.
230) However once the parties have settled the conflict, it is not lawful for either of the parties to put obstacle in the path of the other stopping it from entering another contract with another party but there is no harm if that party also ends its contract and the party becomes free to enter the contract with the earlier party again, provided they are sure enough about each other that they can keep the limits set by Allah. Such are the limits of Allah which He makes clear for the people for their understanding.
231) When you the parties have resolved the conflict between the parties or they have reached the end of their prescribed contract period then either renew contract allowing them to stay on with honour or let them go with kindness but in no way either of the parties should continue the contract to harm the other or to take undue advantage of the other, if any does that then that party destroys its consistency with rule of Allah for inflicting harm upon society. So never take constitutional obligations set by Allah as if they are of no consequence. Remember always the favour of Allah upon you in form of His constitution and the fact that He sent the book to make you wise by advising you thereby to keep you consistent. So be consistent with set law of Allah and know that Allah makes evident all things for your benefit.
232) So when you have separated parties because they have reached the end of their contract period then let them be free and do not prevent them from entering new contracts with former or new parties if they have come to a mutually honourable agreement. This is enjoined on everyone amongst you who claims to have committed to working for peace according to constitution of Allah for the good end result for all involved. This way of conflict resolution gets rid of troubles for you and is consistent with rule of Allah for the good of humanity that is why Allah makes things obvious for people because they know them not.
233) As for those who want to nurture contractual relationships to the utmost degree they should do so in both cases regardless parties stay in contract or not. The mutually agreed reasonable cost of their maintenance should be responsibility of the community as a whole. No party should be charged with responsibility for more than they can really handle. Neither community should be made to suffer on account of its individual nor an individual on account of its group. The inheritors of this arrangement are under the same obligation but if by mutual agreement both parties decide to terminate arrangement then there is no blame on either of them. If you decide to have alternative arrangements for maintenance of your individuals there is no blame on you provided you maintain the standard that you have promised to make available in an honourable manner. Be consistent with constitution of Allah and with each other and know indeed that Allah is observing all that you do.
234) So those of your administrations or parties who have fulfilled their constitutional obligations to their communities and want to further develop their people by bringing prosperity to them to bring about a yet better society even after their contract has expired there should not be placed any obstacle in their way by you the society so that they could voluntarily do whatever good they think they can do for the society in their own capacity, for Allah is aware of all that you do.
235) Moreover there should not be any obstacle in your path if any parties among you make any proposal known to any other party in the community for a new contract the while the other party is still engaged waiting for expiry of its existing contract or meanwhile just keep the matter among yourselves till the other party is free. Allah will make it known to them in due course that you meant to strive for their betterment but never enter any contracts regarding community in private instead speak to the other party openly in an honourable manner. No matter what do not confirm the contract until the engaged party is free to enter the new contract at the end of its contractual period. You are being alerted that Allah will make obvious what is in your hearts and minds about each other as a community, so be consistent with His constitution and be aware also about the fact that Allah is consistent in giving relief and protection from their self created problems.
236) There should be no restriction in your way if you decide to terminate contracts even before the terms are agreed between you if you change your minds. In that case compensate the other party appropriately for its part, with more than what it deserves or at least with what it deserves. This is necessary to do for those who like doing good for others.
237) And if you have to terminate a contract before the expiry of the contract but after the fixation of terms and conditions in the contract then party terminating the contract should give the other party half of that which is mutually agreed unless the other party decides to waive its right and the terminating party also foregoes its rights. To forego is more fitting in such unforeseen situations because you should not forget to show kindness to each other to have and to keep a good society. Surely Allah looks at the end results of your actions and advises you appropriately .
238) Therefore you should stand guard over all the terms and conditions of the mutually agreed contracts for sake of peace and prosperity of yourselves as a society but particularly over the pivotal set of terms and conditions in form of Our constitution and fulfil for Allah with all due care the obligations therein for the goal of peace.
239) So if you are concerned about well being of humanity then set up a proper administration or organise people properly and when you have done that then strive hard to spread the message of Allah as He has taught you which you knew not before.
240) Moreover those charged with fulfilment of constitutional obligations from among you so that they lead fellow communities to prosperity they should assist their communities to better their environment without causing them to leave their settlements, but if any of them leave on their own decision then there is no blame on you for what they choose to do for themselves in a way that is appropriate for them but not detrimental to others. That is how Allah demonstrates His strength and wisdom for the good of mankind.
241) Reasonable provisions must also be made for communities settled at a distance. That is an obligation upon those who want to be consistent with constitution of Allah and the fellow human beings.
242) That is how Allah makes His goals and guidelines clear for you so that you may learn sense and follow what is proper.
243) Have you reflected upon behaviour of Israelites who numbered in thousands yet ran out of their homes fearing death and destruction that came upon them in form of enemy attack? So Allah said to them, stop living the way you do and reform. Thus He brought them back to life as a nation by way of revelation based organised training. Surely it is Allah who bestows knowledge upon people yet most of the people act not upon that knowledge to show its benefits to others.
244) So strive like good Israelites did for the rule of Allah and be aware that Allah advises you by looking at results of your actions.
245) So who feels indebted with advice of Allah and will act upon it properly to benefit from so that Allah rewards his effort many folds? That is how Allah controls and distributes things according to His set out laws therefore to His constitution alone you all should refer for guidance.
246) Have you not reflected upon the chiefs and priests of children of Israel after Moses? They said to their prophet, appoint for us a leader to fight for installation of rule of Allah. The Prophet replied, what if you refuse to fight when you are told to do so? They replied, how can we refuse to fight in the cause of Allah when we have been deprived of our homes and our foundational human rights? Yet when they were commanded to fight, all refused except a minority of them. That is how Allah makes obvious for the rest to see those who contravene His commandments.
247) The controversy between them began when their prophet told them Allah has appointed Talut to be your leader. The chiefs replied, how can he be fit for position of leadership when some of us are more deserving than him to be in position of leadership because he does not have abundance of wealth? The prophet said, Allah has chosen him instead of you because He has found him blessed with sense of proper understanding of a wide range of issues relating state affairs and due to being solid in character because he acts on what he promises. That is how Allah grants His kingdom to whoever acts to take it, for Allah decides matters according to results of peoples’ actions.
248) Furthermore their prophet told them the proof of his proper appointment as a leader is that he will bring forth of you such a group of people in which will be the ability to carry out commandments of your Lord with confidence, thus will be restored that which the people of Moses and the people of Aaron left behind a duty to be carried out by the people charged with divine mission. Surely therein is a proof for you if you are truly committed to working for peace.
249) So when TaLut began to gather his forces to train them, he lectured his forces that Allah guides you through sea of fire of hatred and bloodshed between yourselves so any who takes part in it will cease to be part of my forces but any who will not participate in sea of fire of hatred and bloodshed amongst ourselves except a little out of necessity of survival shall be part of my forces. However when it came to class and creed based sectarian infighting all participated therein save a minority of them. So when he and those who claimed to be committed to working for peace with him crossed this river of fire of hatred based bloodshed some of them said that we have no strength left by this day to fight against Goliath and his warriors but those who were really committed to working for peace who knew they will have to match the standard set by Allah replied, it has often happened that a small group through support of program of Allah has overcome a mighty army. That is how Allah inspires with ideas those who train to be steadfast.
250) So it happened that when they advanced to face Goliath and his warriors they said, our Lord! Fill our hearts with courage thereby make our steps firm thus help us against the people who refuse to live by Your constitution and declare war against it.
251) That is how they defeated them with program of Allah and David killed Goliath. Allah gave David the kingdom and wisdom and taught him whatever He needed to learn. Behold the fact that if Allah did not keep one people in check through the others then there would have come about total destruction in the land through wars. Such destruction did not happen because Allah has protected nations throughout the world against total destruction.
252) These are the guidelines of Allah which We reveal to you for a set purpose of peace between mankind because you are indeed of Our messengers.
253) Indeed of those messengers whom We sent for the guidance of mankind some of whom We hold above others in knowledge and character. Among these messengers is any to whom Allah revealed His constitution but some of them He holds ranks above others. To Jesus the successor of community of Mary We gave clear goals that is how We supported him with Our purposeful revelation. Had Allah so planned, people after these messengers would not have fought each other after clear goals and guidelines were received by them but they disputed because Allah gave them freewill to choose to learn or do as they please therefore some of them committed to working for peace properly the while others opposed His message and made wars. So had Allah not allowed them the ability to choose then they would not have fought each other on basis of class and creed but Allah only does things according to His plans.
254) O you who claim to be committed to striving for peace! Keep open for the benefit of others the sustenance which We have provided for you all as a united community before the arrival of such an environment in time during which such transfer of provision will no longer be possible, nor will there be any friendly society as none will work for a better human society because those who oppose and fight against Our rule would have transgressed to such degree.
255) As for Allah, there is no God but Him, the self existing sustainer of creation. He is neither prone to negligence nor can be over powered. To Him belongs all that is in the Heavens and all that is in the Earth. Who is there who could intervene or interfere in His kingdom unless by way of His given freewill within set limits? He knows what is within their reach and what is beyond their capability. They cannot access any bit of His knowledge except what He Himself reveals for them. His sovereignty encompasses the heavens and the earth, yet preservation of these does not fatigue Him. He is the one Exalted and the Supreme.
256) So let none attribute what is harmful and destructive for mankind to My constitution. Indeed what is proper has been made clearly distinct from that which is transgressive. Therefore whoever renounces the rule by any harmful and destructive ruler and commits to working for peace according to constitution of Allah for the benefit of humanity has grasped the firmly founded hand-hold, the hand-hold that will never prove damaging or destructive for mankind because Allah informs people on basis of His comprehensive observation of all things.
257) Allah is supporter of those who commit to working for peace between mankind in the land so He brings them out of the depths of darkness of ignorance and leads them into the light of knowledge. As to those who oppose Our rule they are supporters of rule by harmful and destructive ruler who takes them away from the light of Our knowledge and leads them into the depths of darknesses of ignorance. As a result they end up in state of painful agony wherein they remain till they change for the better or perish.
258) Shall We not tell you for your consideration the story about the one who argued with Abraham about proper installation and implementation of constitution of His Lord whom Allah gave a piece of land to implement His rule properly but instead he declared himself ruler over it and pushed the law of Allah out of his way by separation of state and religion? At the time Abraham said to him, it is the law of my Lord that should decide whether people live or die. He replied, it is my law that should decide whether people live or die. Seeing lack of realisation on his part Abraham explained, but Allah brings people with light of His knowledge the progress and prosperity whereas you bring by this your way of doing things the harm and destruction. Thus the one who opposed the rule of Allah was confounded. However guidance of Allah is ignored by people who transgress.
259) Or shall We tell for your consideration the example of the one who passed by a township which was torn apart by its own people through class and creed divide? He thought, how is Allah going to bring this township back to life after it has been devastated because Allah let it remain in its state of failure over a long period of time and at length restored it? So out of wonder he inquired of its people, how long since you have been in this new state of yours? The replier said, just for a short time not very long ago. He said, Yea! But you had been in the state that you were for a very long period of time but look at your participation and your knowledge of divine constitution they are no longer based upon traditional make beliefs. Behold! That is how you should deal with your religious leadership and that is why We made it a lesson for the mankind. Moreover observe the social structuring how We put it together and at length implement it and fulfil thereby its set purpose. Then when all this was made clear to him he said, now I know that Allah indeed has laws set up for making everything work.
260) Also call to mind saying of Abraham once upon a time my Lord! Explain to me how You plan to bring to life the nations that are devastated by ignorance and oppression. He said, are you not already committed to a course of action for peace among the nations? Abraham said, yes! But I ask this to reassure my mind for the upcoming tasks or missions. He said, take some highly insightful people under your supervision and train them well to follow your set out objectives then separate them into individuals and place them upon each of the people of influence among the nations to educate them and then invite them to rule according to constitution of Allah, they will accept your invitation and start working on it right away. That is how it will become obvious to you all that Allah is mighty indeed in His wisdom.
261) The likeness of those who use whatever they have of the divine provision for the mission of Allah is like that of a grain that sprouts into many ears, each bearing hundreds of grains. Allah gives manifold increase to whoever works for it. That is how Allah educates people by looking at the effects of peoples’ actions.
262) Those who use whatever they have of the provision for the mission of Allah and do not follow their such actions with harmful and destructive actions to injure the brotherhood will have their reward from their Lord in due course in form a welfare state wherein they will neither be anxious for their future nor will they regrets their actions for bringing about such a state.
263) Saying what is proper and helps remove ills from society is better than speaking such truth that lead to damage to brotherhood. Remember that even though Allah is free of all wants yet He forbears stupidity of mankind.
264) O you who claim to be committed to working for peace! Do not make your helpful actions for others invalid by thinking as if you are doing them a favour, for that is injurious for the brotherhood because it is then like the action of those who spend their wealth just for show to make fool of masses because they commit not to working for peace according to the constitution of Allah for the better end goal for mankind. Their example is like that of a hard barren rock covered with a thin layer of soil whereupon falls heavy rain, leaving it just a bare stone. Such people gain nothing useful out of what they do. That is why Allah guides not such people as oppose and fight against His guidance.
265) The example of those who spend their wealth to accomplish the will of Allah through strengthening their brotherhood is like that of a garden on a higher fertile ground so when heavy rain falls upon it, it yields twice its normal produce and if no rain falls even a light moisture is sufficient. That is how Allah sees through all that you do for the benefit of each other.
266) Would any of you like that his garden which is full of palm trees, grape vines and all kinds of fruits and watered by running streams be blasted and consumed by a fiery whirlwind at the time when he has become too old and his children are too young or unable to work therein? Thus Allah makes His goals and guidelines clear to you so that you may ponder over them.
267) O you who claim to be committed to working for peace, use only whatever good you have worked for according to law of Allah to help others of what We have produced for you from the earth and do not give useless things to others that you yourselves would not accept but with your eyes shut. Bear in mind that Allah is self-sufficient and worthy of being heeded to.
268) The opposer of rule of Allah invites you to ignorance and poverty thereby tries to make you inflict harm and destruction upon each other so that you end up in shameful and sorrowful state of affairs whereas Allah invites you to freedom from all ills through His dignifying revelation, that is how Allah makes obvious that His observation of all things is comprehensive.
269) He grants wisdom of running administration in His kingdom to whoever works hard for it and whoever is granted the wisdom of running administration of His kingdom is indeed given abundance of goodness, yet none reflect and act upon His guidance save people who are intelligent.
270) You use nothing of your provision out of Our provided sustenance for the good of others and you fulfil not any kind of responsibility to each other but Allah has already informed you about its outcome whereas those who work against the rule of Allah in the end will have none to support them.
271) To support others publicly for public good is good but to give help to the broke individual in private is even better for you and will remove from your community more troublesome problems and Allah is aware of all that you do.
272) However it is not personally up to any of you as individuals to force everyone to be on the proper path rather it is up to constitution of Allah to lay down goals and guidelines for them and for anyone who is capable and wants to serve the constitution of Allah as an administrator in their eyes to keep them on the right course of action because whatever beneficial you do to help each other as a community it is for the benefit of yourselves. So you should not help each other but in accordance to the constitution of Allah and whatever you do for the benefit of each other on that basis you will be paid back in full once the state become fully functional and you will not be wronged even in the least.
273) Help especially those broke individuals who are engaged so much in the mission of Allah that they cannot move about in the land to earn their livelihood. Those unaware of their situation think that these like needy people are self-sufficient on account of their modest behaviour because they do not beg for help but you can recognize them by the way they look even though they do not make insistent demands on people for help. So you do not benefit anyone with anything but Allah makes it evident through its results.
274) Those who use whatever they have of Our provision to help others by night and by day, privately/individually and publicly/collectively, they will have their reward from their Lord in form of a blissful kingdom wherein they will neither be anxious about their future nor will they regret the efforts they made for bringing it about.
275) Those who participate in the human community on basis of self interest as opposed to community interest they have no solid foundation to build their future upon as a secure community instead such individuals have taken the same stance as of those who have been ideologically enslaved by the ruler with harmful and destructive ambitions and desires for power and wealth against the constitution of Allah and best interest of mankind. That is because they try to use the constitution based cooperative system like a self interest based system whereas Allah has allowed the constitution based cooperative system for a set purpose of peace therefore He did not allow the self interest based system. So any who has received advice from his Lord and has stopped going against the constitutional requirements for the good of community, for him are consequences for what he has already done and that is the set law of Allah regarding that. However any who continue on the same path of self interest at the expense of the community interest then such are the people who keep providing the fire of hatred the fuel so they are bound to be consumed by it unless they reform and abide by Our constitution.
276) Allah has deprived self interest based individualism of secure future instead He has given future to a system based upon solid foundation for the good of humanity therefore Allah supports not any such person who ideologically opposes and acts against His declared will.
277) Those who commit to working for peace in the land and take appropriate actions whereby they establish divine rule in order to free mankind from all manmade ills, for them is great reward with their Lord in form of a blissful kingdom wherein they will neither be anxious for their future not have any regrets for what they did in the past to bring about such a blissful state.
278) So O you who claim to be committed to working for peace in the land! Be consistent with each other according to declared will of your Lord therefore get yourselves rid of even any residue of self interest based individualism if you have really committed to working peace between yourselves and the rest of mankind
279) but if you are not going to do what you are required to do then notice of declaration of war is hereby given to you by Allah through His messenger. However if you stop and reform then for you is whatever of the provision is yours according to community within set constitutional limits as an individual of the community. Do not Inflict harm and destruction upon others and do not let others inflict harm and destruction upon you.
280) But if any participant on basis of self interest individualism is facing any genuine difficulty in transition then allow him appropriate time for the change to make it easy for him. This is how if you confirm truth of the constitution to each other it will be beneficial for you as a community if you understand it.
281) Thus prepare for the day when you make each other abide by the constitution of Allah so that from then onwards all are rewarded with what they earn and none is allowed to suffer harm or destruction at the hands of any other.
282) So O you who claim to be committed to working for peace! When you have to assign constitutional rights and responsibilities to each other for a fixed period of time draft a proper legal document. Let an experienced drafter of legal documents draft it down between the parties involved in a proper way. The drafter designated the responsibility by Allah and the community about drafting the legal documents is under obligation to write the agreement down so he has no right to refuse. Let him who has been assigned the right dictate what is to be included in the draft in accordance to constitution of Allah his Lord and omit not anything from the agreement that should be part of the agreement. If the party that is assigned the right is immature or weak or cannot dictate the agreement then let its guardian dictate its interests properly. Let two witnesses from among your community administration witness the documents but if two of the administration are not available at the time then one from the administration and two of your choice from amongst the community may witness the document so that if one party involved in the agreement moves away from its commitment to the agreement then the other party could remind and correct it through this agreed document. The witnesses must not refuse when they are called upon to do so. Moreover you must not be averse to writing down legal agreements for any future period whether the agreement is about something small or large. This course of action is beneficial for you according to constitution of Allah because it facilitates the establishment of evidence and is the best way to remove all doubts and disputes. However if it is a matter that is concluded on the spot and has no future implications among yourselves then there is no blame upon you if you do not put it in writing. You should always have witnesses whenever you make agreements that concern your community but let no harm be done by parties involved in the contracts to the scribes or witnesses yet if you do so then you will be guilty of transgression against the constitution of Allah. So be consistent with rule of Allah for the good of your own community that is how Allah teaches you to conduct your affairs because Allah teaches mankind all things people need to know.
283) Likewise when you are working towards change of rule but you do not have the legal framework in place yet in the land to enforce Our constitution then provide security for each other through whatever means you have as a community in an organised manner. So that when some of you entrust others with responsibilities as a community then the ones entrusted with community responsibilities discharge the responsibilities fully and properly to the community that is how the community as a whole should prove its consistency with the constitution of Allah its Lord. Beware! Never deliberately conceal the evidence in order to cause harm to others and whoever hides or derails evidence deliberately to cause harm his mind is surely set on transgression Allah and his people but Allah is aware of all that you do and will make it obvious in due course through results of your actions.
284) Remember always that to Allah alone belongs sovereignty of all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth regardless you reveal to others your motives in your minds behind your actions through your actions or you hide them because Allah calls you to account for all of this. That is how He protects from harm and destruction any community or nation that desires to be protected through acting upon His constitution and likewise he leaves a people to destroy themselves who fail to act according to His advice because Allah has set up laws to govern affairs concerning all things.
285) This is why this messenger has committed to working for peace - in the land according to the constitution revealed to him from his Lord - along with all others who have committed to working for peace. All peace loving people always committed to working for peace in the land according to the constitution of Allah along with the administrators of His constitution as well as His messengers. Such people always confirmed Our message saying, we see no difference in the message of any of His messengers and they also said, we hear Your divine proclamation and we commit to it so protect us our Lord against inflicting harm and destruction upon each other, for your will is the goal of our journey.
286) We further confirm that Allah burdens not any people or nation with any task beyond its capability and each community or nation is a part of benefit whatever good a nation does for the mankind and upon each people falls a part of the harm whatever harm any community inflicts upon mankind. Our Lord! Save us from the harmful and destructive consequences if we forget to do something or make a mistake when doing it. Our Lord! Save us from falling under heavy burden as You let happen to those before us as a consequence of their own wrong beliefs and actions. Our Lord! Guide us so that we do not fall under burden beyond our capability to bear. So relieve us from our self created ills and protect us and make for us Your revelation a blessing. You are our supporter so help us against the people who oppose Your rule.
