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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)
see him, he left his own mosque for them to use and pray in. 21
That kind of compassionate understanding was maintained
during the times of the Four Rightly Guided Caliphs who
succeeded the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him
peace). After Damascus was captured, a church that had been
turned into a mosque was divided into two, so that Christians
might worship in one half and Muslims in the other. 22
Islam Commands That Oppression Be
Abolished
Muslims should never remain silent in the face of
oppression that they witness, or even hear about secondhand.
Their compassion, stemming from the morality of the Qur'an,
directs them to oppose all tyranny, wickedness and
oppression, to defend the oppressed and to wage a war of
ideas on their behalf. Whether dealing with their closest
friends or with strangers with whom they share no interests
in common they behave in a manner determined to prevent
any such oppression. Rather, they seize on this opportunity to
win the good pleasure of Allah and implement the morality of
the Qur'an. Because a believer's conscience is so very
sensitive, his compassion never lets him turn a blind eye to
the slightest injustice or cruelty. He will take his place in the
vanguard of that morality by avoiding any actions that might
be unfair to or oppress anyone else. Whenever he sees anyone
else behaving that way, his conscience gives him no peace
until he has done everything possible to right matters. True
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