Divine Bond Quotes



The import of this principle is that if a member of the family is not a good Muslim, then that member is no longer to be treated as and is not a relative any longer. Qutb cites the example of Abdullah bin Abdullah bin Ubayy, a contemporary of the Prophet’s whose father had opposed Islam and therefore must be punished. He quotes the man as telling the Prophet: ‘if it is the pleasure of God and His Prophet that I cut off my father’s head, then I shall do so.’