Submitted by MOHAMAD NOZZI (Singapore), May 18, 2009 at 20:56
Plato,
You have to bear in mind that prisoners of war might not be helpless for the following reasons:
a) Those people that protect the prisoners might try their way to assist the prisoners of war to escape from jail by means of creating trouble in the society such as, violence, vandalism and etc. for the rescue of these people.
b) If you ever watch the series of tv shows pertaining to the history of China and you would discover the supporters of prisoners could find way to break the security of the jail so as to rescue prisoners.
c) Muslim prisoners of war are not helpless since Allah is beside them and would support them provided that they behave rightly. If they act adversely against the words of Allah, he certainly would not rescue. If they act accordingly to the commands of Allah, Allah is mighty and he could have the power to rescue them.
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