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JUSTICE AND COMPASSION IN THE QUR'AN

are distorted, it is evident today that some of their
messages are fundamentally the same. That is why these
conflicts, which are stirred up artificially, lack reasonable
and logical grounds. As stated in the verse above, the main
reason for unrest among people is not complying with
Allah‘s summoning but following in the "footsteps of

satan."
Believers' harbouring hostile feelings to other people
who have faith in Allah is a moral weakness that displeases
Allah, who prohibits all believers from displaying such
feelings. He calls on people to establish peace, sevgi and
friendship. In the Qur'an, revealed to the Prophet
Muhammad (saas), the last Messenger of Allah, Allah
gives believers explicit commands and recommendations
on this subject.

The Status of the People of the Book
in the Qur'an

In the Qur'an, Jews and Christians, the members of the
religions who abide by the Divine Books revealed by Allah,
are called the "People of the Book." What Muslims' views
of the People of the Book should be, their relations, and the
status of the People of the Book in social life are described
in verses and the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (saas)
in detail. The People of the Book, while they rely basically
on Allah‘s revelation, have moral precepts and know what
is lawful and what is not. For this reason, if one of the
People of the Book cooks some food, it is lawful for
Muslims to eat it. In the same way, permission has been