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Bigotry:
The Dark Danger

you into Gardens with rivers flowing under them. Any of you
who are irreligious after that have gone astray from the right
way." (Qur'an, 5:12)
As these verses clearly show, pure and sincere Jews and Chris-
tians are praised with fine words in the Qur'an and are promised a
fine reward by God; God says that He will take these people into

paradise. This is an expression of His love for them. How can a Mus-
lim be the enemy of someone whom God loves, is pleased with and
welcomes into paradise? That is impossible according to the Qur'an.
Such enmity is a crime according to the Qur'an. Therefore, the fanat-
ics who adopt false hadiths as their guide – despite the verses of the

Qur'an clearly demonstrating the contrary – are committing an
offense in the view of Islam by spreading hostility toward the People
of the Book.

Muslims' Invitation to the People

of the Book

Only argue with the People of the Book
in the kindest way – except in the case of those
of them who do wrong – saying, "We have

faith in what has been sent down to us and

what was sent down to you. Our God and
your God are One and we submit to Him."
(Qur'an, 29:46)

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