Surah An-Nisa 4:76

Encouraging Jihad to Defend the Oppressed

Allah encouraged His believing servants to perform Jihad in His cause and to strive hard to save the oppressed Muslims in Makkah, men, women and children who were restless because of having to remain there. This is why Allah said,

(whose cry is: "Our Lord! Rescue us from this town), referring to Makkah. In a similar Ayah, Allah said,

(And many a town, stronger than your town which has driven you out) Allah then describes this town,

(whose people are oppressors; and raise for us from You one who will protect, and raise for us from You one who will help) meaning, send protectors and helpers for us. Al-Bukhari recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "I and my mother were from the oppressed (in Makkah)." Allah then said,

(Those who believe, fight in the cause of Allah, and those who disbelieve, fight in the cause of the Taghut. ) Therefore, the believers fight in obedience to Allah and to gain His pleasure, while the disbelievers fight in obedience to Shaytan. Allah then encourages the believers to fight His enemies,

(So fight against the friends of Shaytan; ever feeble indeed is the plot of Shaytan).

Orang mukmin berperang untuk menegakkan keadilan dan membela diri, sedang orang musyrik berperang karena mengikuti hawa nafsu yang dikendalikan oleh setan dan mengembangkan angkara murka di dunia, sehingga kalau orang mukmin meninggalkan atau mengabaikan tugas berperang di jalan Allah, niscaya kerusakan yang ditimbulkan oleh berbagai perbuatan hawa nafsu akan merajalela.

Oleh karena tujuan berperang dalam Islam demikian suci dan murninya, yaitu untuk mempertahankan diri dan membasmi kezaliman dan angkara murka, maka hendaklah kaum Muslimin menyerang musuh-musuh Islam yang menjadi kawan-kawan setan itu, dan hendaklah diyakini, bahwa tipu daya setan itu lemah, tidak akan mampu mengalahkan orang-orang yang benar-benar beriman.