Page 441 - Learning from the Qur'an

THE PENANCE FOR HUNTING IN IHRAM
You who believe! Do not kill game while you are in pilgrim dress.
If one of you kills any deliberately, the reprisal for it is a livestock
animal equivalent to what he killed, as judged by two just men
among you, a sacrifice to reach the Ka'ba, or expiation by feeding
the poor, or fasting commensurate with that, so that he may taste
the evil consequences of what he did. Allah has pardoned all that
took place in the past; but if anyone does it again Allah will take
revenge on him. Allah is Almighty, Exactor of Revenge. (Qur'an,
5:95)
THE NUMBER OF MONTHS DURING
WHICH WAR IS FORBIDDEN
There have been twelve months with Allah in the Book of Allah,
from the day He first created the heavens and earth. Four of them
are forbidden. That is the True Religion. So do not wrong one
another during them. However, fight the idolaters totally just as
they fight you totally, and know that Allah is with those who guard
against evil. (Qur'an, 9:36)

WHAT TO DO AT THE END
OF THE FORBIDDEN MONTHS
Then, when the sacred months are over, kill the idolaters wherever
you find them, and seize them and besiege them and lie in wait for
them on every road. If they repent and perform prayer and give
alms, let them go on their way. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most
Merciful. (Qur'an, 9:5)

TO PRAY TO ALLAH
If My servants ask you about Me, I am near. I answer the call of the
caller when he calls on Me. They should therefore respond to Me
and believe in Me so that hopefully they will be rightly guided.
(Qur'an, 2:186)

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