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THE ALLIANCE OF THE GOOD

the Fire, remaining in it timelessly, for ever. (Surat al-
Baqara: 217)

Another primary goal of the alliance of the evil is to
hinder believers from performing good deeds through
various methods, if they fail to draw them to their own side.
Information about the former nations constitute important
part of the Qur'an, informing us about their methods, which
range from slander, to arrest, threat, murder, assassination,
massacre, exile, mockery, humiliation, and wreaking the
unity of the believers. Some such verses are as follows:
As for those who have set up a mosque, causing harm
and out of disbelief, to create division between the
believers, and in readiness for those who previously
made war on God and His Messenger, they will swear,
'We only desired the best.' But God bears witness that
they are truly liars. (Surat at-Tawba: 107)
Before them the people of Noah denied the truth. They
denied Our servant, saying, 'He is madman, 'and he was
driven away with jeers. (Surat al-Qamar: 9)
God merely forbids you from taking as friends those
who have fought you in the religion and driven you
from your homes and who supported your expulsion.
Any who take them as friends are wrongdoers. (Surat
al-Mumtahana: 9)

However, it should not be forgotten that in the Qur'an,
God makes it clear that futile are the strivings of those who
drift away from the religion of God and revolt against His
messengers:
The people of Noah denied the truth before them, and
the Confederates after them. Every nation planned to