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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

individual's, or community's, view of Islam, that must always
be borne in mind. Differences may stem from prevailing
conditions. The only way to ascertain whether those views are
correct is by turning to the Qur'an, the most accurate source of

truth about Islam, and to the actions of our Prophet (may
Allah bless him and grant him peace).
It is most unfair to pass judgment on Islam and Muslims
without studying the Qur'an to learn whether a particular
practice appears in it. Examining the lifestyle of a single
community only can seriously mislead anyone who tries to
understand Islam and form opinions about it. First, what

needs to be done is to learn about Islam from its true source.
Then, once the various models in different parts of the world
are considered in the light of those criteria, many who only
imagined they knew about Islam will actually come to do so
for the first time and can free themselves from the errors they
have been laboring under so far.

Islam Forbids the Killing of Innocents

In the Qur'an, Allah reveals that it is a great sin to kill an
innocent person, and anyone who does so will suffer great
torment in the hereafter:

… If someone kills another person—unless it is in
retaliation for someone else or for causing corruption
in the earth—it is as if he had murdered all mankind.
And if anyone gives life to another person, it is as if he
had given life to all mankind. Our Messengers came to

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