The Islamic jurisprudential principle of "Nafye al-sabil"; provisions and reasons

The Islamic jurisprudential principle of "Nafye al-sabil"; which signifies the legal rejection of any dominion or rule by the faithless/unbelievers over the faithful/believers (Muslims), has been cited by Muslim jurisprudents in various jurisprudential issues. In this sense, all Muslims have to be honored and dignified, thus not being subjected to the dominion of the faithless and their abasement. This does not mean that one is not allowed to establish relations with them, but that one should avoid having any relation that may result in the acceptance of their rule and dominion over the Muslims. "The lack of permission for the transmission of the Quran" and "the lack of permission to surrender Muslims to the unbelievers" are examples of these Islamic jurisprudential rules. In this paper, along with presenting and scrutinizing well-known Islamic jurisprudential views, concept and meaning of this rule based on the Quran; this verse: (And never will God grant to the unbelievers a way (to triumphs) over the believers) and the words "unbelievers" and "believers" has been discussed. As a result, this paper concludes that the domination of an individual(s) who disbelieve knowingly and deliberately, over Muslims is strongly rejected. Therefore, the transmission of the Qur'an to nonbelievers who often disbelieve in ignorance and distrust Islamic teachings unknowingly and unintentionally is permitted.