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defence" and at the very least, take defensive action. People who
engage in self defence are invariably exonerated by the courts, and
countries that act in self defence are exonerated under international
law because they have been subjected to an unjust attack, and people's
lives, families and loved ones, or countries' peoples, lands and honour,
are endangered.

Our Prophet (pbuh) was given permission to engage in self
defence for himself and his community in the following verses which
were revealed after the migration to Medina:

Permission to fight is given to those who are fought against because
they have been wronged – truly God has the power to come to their