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Adnan Oktar
Harun Yahya

to such attacks from pagans during the three years of his prophethood.
There was therefore no need for these provisions about war and de-

fense to be revealed to him.
A verse from the Koran reveals that war can be essential even
though the Prophet and Muslims dislike it.
Fighting is prescribed for you even if it is hateful to you. It may
be that you hate something when it is good for you and it may be
that you love something when it is bad for you. God knows and
you do not know. (Koran, 2:216)

Islam commands people to be forgiving in war
and not to go to extremes

Someone capable of seeing the depth of faith that God reveals in
the Koran can also easily grasp that the essential thing for a Muslim is
forgiveness. For example, God tells us in the Koran that Muslims must
not go to extremes in the event of war, and that if one side in a state of
war puts an end to hostilities, Muslims must do so, too:

Fight in the way of God against those who fight you, but do not
go beyond the limits. God does not love those who go beyond the
limits. (Koran, 2:190)
But if they cease, God is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
(Koran, 2:192)

In order for Muslims to be able to go to war, it is
essential for the other side to have attacked first.
War is a last resort for protection against the
wickedness of a community that is aggressive
and refuses to listen to reason. Even
then, Muslims have a responsibility not

to go to extremes; they can still only
defend themselves. As our Lord

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