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(Remember when Allah said, ‘‘Isa, son of You will find others who desire to be safe from
Maryam,) when I inspired the Disciples to be- you and safe from their own people. Each time
lieve in Me and in My Messenger, they said, "We they are returned to dissension they are over-
believe. Bear witness that we are Muslims."’ whelmed by it. If they do not keep away from
(5:111) you or submit to you or refrain from fighting,
And when the Disciples said, ‘‘Isa son of seize them and kill them wherever you find
Maryam! Can your Lord send down a table to us them. Over such people We have given you
out of heaven?’ He said, ‘Have fear of Allah if clear authority. (Qur’an, 4:91)
you are believers!’ (5:112) They thought there would be no testing. They
They said, ‘We want to eat from it and for our were blind and deaf. Then Allah turned towards
hearts to be at peace and to know that you have them. Then many of them went blind and deaf
told us the truth and to be among those who wit- again. Allah sees what they do. (Qur’an, 5:71)
ness it.’ (5:113) Fight them until there is no more discord and the
You who believe! Be helpers of Allah as ‘Isa son religion is Allah’s alone. If they stop, Allah sees
of Maryam said to the Disciples, ‘Who will be what they do. (Qur’an, 8:39)
my helpers to Allah?’ The Disciples said, ‘We will
be the helpers of Allah.’ One faction of the tribe DISCRIMINATION (FURQAN)
of Israel believed and the other disbelieved. So Remember when We gave Musa the Book and
We supported those who believed against their discrimination so that perhaps you would be
enemy and they became victorious. (61:14) guided. (2:53)
... And He sent down the Torah and the Gospel,
DISCORD (FITNAH) previously, as guidance for mankind, and He has
Kill them wherever you come across them and sent down the Furqan (Discrimination). Those
expel them from where they expelled you. who reject Allah’s Signs will have a terrible pun-
Corruption is worse than killing. Do not fight ishment. Allah is Almighty, Exactor of Revenge.
them in the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) (3:3-4)
until they fight you there. But if they do fight you, You who believe! If you have fear of Allah, He
then kill them. That is how the disbelievers will give you discrimination and erase your bad
should be repaid. (2:191) actions from you and forgive you. Allah’s favour
Fight them until there is no more discord and the is indeed immense. (8:29)
religion belongs to Allah alone. If they cease, We gave to Musa and Harun the Discrimination
there should be no enmity towards any but and a Shining Light and a Reminder for the heed-
wrongdoers. (2:193) ful. (21:48)
They will ask you about the Sacred Month and Blessed be He Who has sent down the Furqan
fighting in it. Say, ‘Fighting in it is a serious mat- (Discrimination) to His servant so that he can be
ter; but barring access to the Way of Allah and re- a warner to all beings. (25:1)
jecting Him and barring access to the Sacred
Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) and expelling its peo- DISH
ple from it are far more serious in the sight of They made for him anything he (Sulayman)
Allah. Discord is worse than killing.’ They will wished: high arches and statues, huge dishes like
not stop fighting you until they make you revert cisterns, great built-in cooking vats. ‘Work, fam-
from your religion, if they are able. As for any of ily of Dawud, in thankfulness!’ But very few of
you who revert from their religion and die disbe- My servants are thankful. (34:13)
liever, their actions will come to nothing in this
world and the hereafter. They are the DISSOLUTE
Companions of the Fire, remaining in it time- Would We make those who believe and do right
lessly, for ever. (2:217) actions the same as those who cause corruption
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