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Bigotry:
The Dark Danger

However, if that unbeliever mocks and laughs at the faith, and
thus seeks to harm believers and their values, if he abandons love
and affection and behaves in a hostile manner instead, and even
becomes aggressive, then he is committing an offense against God.
The unbelievers in the verses here possess those very qualities and
have overstepped the bounds. God compares these people to mon-

keys and pigs because they are hypocrites that oppress and cause
difficulties for believers.

Jews Who Are Praised

As we have seen, examination of the verses before verse 60 of
Surat al-Ma'ida shows the attributes of this community. Examination
of the verses that follow reveals the qualities of true Jews and Chris-
tians in the eyes of the Qur'an:

Those who have faith and
those who are Jews and the
Sabaeans and the Chris-
tians, all who have faith in
God and the Last Day and

act rightly will feel no fear
and will know no sorrow.
(Qur'an, 5:69)
There are glad tidings in
this verse and they are directed

toward Jews and also toward
Christians who believe in God
and do good deeds. God is fore-
telling that those Jews and
Christians who are sincere and
who believe in Him will taste no

fear. This is the good news of

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