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could never return to it unless Allah our Lord so another during them. However, fight the idol-
willed. Our Lord encompasses everything in His aters totally just as they fight you totally, and
knowledge. We have put our trust in Allah. Our know that Allah is with those who guard against
Lord, judge between us and our people with evil. (9:36)
truth. You are the best of judges.’ (7:88-89) It is not necessary for the believers to go out all
Fight them until there is no more discord and the together. If a party from each group of them were
religion is Allah’s alone. If they stop, Allah sees to go out so they could increase their knowledge
what they do. (8:39) of the religion they would be able to notify their
And when the hypocrites and those with sickness people when they returned to them so that hope-
in their hearts said, ‘These people have been de- fully they would take warning! (9:122)
luded by their religion.’ But those who put their It is He Who conveys you on both land and sea
trust in Allah will find Allah to be Almighty, All- so that when some of you are on a boat, running
Wise. (8:49) before a fair wind, rejoicing at it, and then a vio-
Those who believe and have migrated and lent squall comes upon them and the waves
strived with their wealth and themselves in the come at them from every side and they realise
Way of Allah, and those who have given refuge there is no way of escape, they call on Allah,
and help, they are the friends and protectors of making their religion sincerely His: ‘If You rescue
one another. But as for those who believe but us from this, we will truly be among the thank-
have not migrated, you are not in any way re- ful.’ (10:22)
sponsible for their protection until they migrate. Say: ‘Mankind! If you are in any doubt about my
But if they ask you for help in respect of the reli- religion, I do not worship those you worship be-
gion, it is your duty to help them, except against sides Allah. Rather I worship Allah Who will take
people you have a treaty with. Allah sees what you back to Him and I am commanded to be one
you do. (8:72) of the believers: Turn your face towards the reli-
But if they repent and perform prayer and give gion in pure natural faith, and on no account be
the alms, they are your brothers in the religion. among the idolaters.’ (10:104-105)
We make the Signs clear for people who have He (Yusuf) said, ‘No meal to feed you will arrive
knowledge. (9:11) before I have informed you what they mean. That
If they break their oaths after making their treaty is part of what my Lord taught me. For I have left
and defame your religion, then fight the leaders the religion of a people who clearly have no faith
of disbelief–they have no binding oaths–so that in Allah and who refuse to acknowledge the truth
hopefully they will stop. (9:12) of the world to come.’ (12:37)
Fight those of the people who were given the (Yusuf said,) ‘What you serve apart from Him are
Book who do not believe in Allah and the Last only names which you and your forefathers have
Day and who do not make forbidden what Allah made up. There is no mandate for them from
and His Messenger have made forbidden and do Allah. Allah alone is qualified to judge. His order
not take as their religion the religion of Truth, is to worship none but Him. That is in truth the
until they pay the poll tax with their own hands straight and upright religion, but most of
in a state of complete abasement. (9:29) mankind simply do not know.’ (12:40)
It is He Who sent His Messenger with guidance Those who disbelieved said to their Messengers,
and the Religion of Truth to exalt it over every ‘We will drive you from our land unless you re-
other religion, even though the idolaters detest it. turn to our religion.’ Their Lord revealed to them,
(9:33) ‘We will destroy those who do wrong.’ (14:13)
There have been twelve months with Allah in the Everything in the heavens and earth belongs to
Book of Allah, from the day He first created the Him, and the religion belongs to Him, firmly and
heavens and earth. Four of them are forbidden. for ever. So why do you fear anyone other than
That is the True Religion. So do not wrong one Allah? (16:52)
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