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then kill them. That is how the disbelievers as twice their number with your own eyes. Allah
should be repaid. (2:191) reinforces with His help whoever He wills. There
They will ask you about the Sacred Month and is instruction in that for people of insight. (3:13)
fighting in it. Say, ‘Fighting in it is a serious mat- The believers should not take disbelievers as
ter; but barring access to the Way of Allah and re- friends rather than believers. Anyone who does
jecting Him and barring access to the Sacred that has nothing to do with Allah at all–unless it
Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) and expelling its peo- is because you are afraid of them. Allah advises
ple from it are far more serious in the sight of you to be afraid of Him. Allah is the final destina-
Allah. Discord is worse than killing.’ They will tion. (3:28)
not stop fighting you until they make you revert Say, ‘Obey Allah and the Messenger.’ Then if
from your religion, if they are able. As for any of they turn away, Allah does not love the disbeliev-
you who revert from their religion and die disbe- ers. (3:32)
liever, their actions will come to nothing in this As for those who disbelieve and die while they
world and the hereafter. They are the are disbelievers, the whole earth filled with gold
Companions of the Fire, remaining in it time- would not be accepted from any of them if they
lessly, for ever. (2:217) were to offer it as a ransom. They will have a
When they came out against Goliath and his painful punishment. They will have no helpers.
troops, they said, ‘Our Lord, pour down stead- (3:91)
fastness upon us, and make our feet firm, and Have fear of the Fire which has been prepared
help us against this disbelieving people.’ (2:250) for the disbelievers. (3:131)
You who believe! Give away some of what We All they said was, ‘Our Lord, forgive us our
have provided for you before a Day arrives on wrong actions and any excesses we went to in
which there is no trading, no close friendship what we did and make our feet firm and help us
and no intercession. It is the disbelievers who are against these disbelieving people.’ (3:147)
the wrongdoers. (2:254) As for those who are tight-fisted and direct others
You who believe! Do not nullify your charity by to be tight-fisted, and hide the bounty Allah has
demands for gratitude or insulting words, like given them, We have prepared a humiliating
him who spends his wealth, showing off to peo- punishment for those who disbelieve. (4:37)
ple and not believing in Allah and the Last Day. When you are travelling in the land, there is
His likeness is that of a smooth rock coated with nothing wrong in your shortening your prayer if
soil, which, when heavy rain falls on it, is left you fear that those who disbelieve may harass
stripped bare. They have no power over anything you. The disbelievers are your clear-cut enemies.
they have earned. Allah does not guide disbe- (4:101)
lieving people. (2:264) When you are with them and leading them in
Allah does not impose on any self any more than prayer, a group of them should stand with you,
it can stand. For it is what it has earned; against keeping hold of their weapons. When they pros-
it, what it has brought upon itself. ‘Our Lord, do trate, the others should guard your backs. Then
not take us to task if we forget or make a mistake! the other group who have not yet prayed should
Our Lord, do not place on us a load like the one come and pray with you. They too should be
You placed on those before us! Our Lord, do not careful and keep hold of their weapons. Those
place on us a load we have not the strength to who disbelieve would like you to be negligent of
bear! And pardon us; and forgive us; and have your arms and equipment so that they can swoop
mercy on us. You are our Master, so help us down on you once and for all. There is nothing
against the people of the disbelievers.’ (2:286) wrong, if you are bothered by rain or you are ill,
There was a sign for you in the two parties which in laying your weapons down; but take every
met face to face, one party fighting in the Way of precaution. Allah has prepared a humiliating
Allah and the other disbelievers. You saw them punishment for the disbelievers. (4:102)
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