8:67, whats your understanding of Ayat 67 of Sura Anfal?
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Interesting question.
If we read the previous ayas, we see that there is a question of guetting ready for the armed struggle. War, at whatever scale is not a pleasure. People dislike it, yhey may die or get maimed. People shun getting into war. AndGod tells the prophet that numbers should not be a deterrent for him because God if they are sincere and commited may give the victory.
As can be deduced from the whole text, when the prophet and his followers went into war it wa not their choice but thrust unto them by their agressors, so in 8. 67 God tells them not to tke prisonners till theiy are not in command of the situation. Given the moral stndars of the then believers, if they took prisonner it is understood that they would take care of them humanely. So for the enemy in fact and given that the believers were in worse situation thna them in terms of numbers, it would be a good ploy to burden believers with a large number of prisonners which they should watch, guard and spend manpower ont hem instead of in the struggle. Therefore no choice should be given tot he agressors. If they had chose to take up arms against the believers, then they should go and fight to the end. No prisonners should be taken in order to obtain ransom of labour, that obviously would be corrupt and wuld weaken the believers. If and when they would have the upper hand then it would be the time to reach comprehensive settlement of all questions and set the terms of peace.
That is what I can make out of it.
Salaam