Page 85 - Islam Denounces Terrorism

Adnan Oktar (Harun Yahya) 83

These verses refer to hypocrites. They say they are Muslims, live
among Muslims and appear to be one of them, but actually harbour a
great hostility toward God and Islam, and seek to stab Muslims in the
back. God reveals that those who die as hypocrites are cast into the
lowest circle of hell. As can be seen, because of its two-faced and
treacherous nature, hypocrisy is an especially dangerous and despica-
ble human model, quite unlike the deniers or the polytheists.

It is forbidden in verse 89 of Surat an-Nisa' to adopt hypocrites as
friends, those who abandon Muslims and who strive to make Muslims
fall into the same perversions as themselves. What justifies fighting

against them is the state in which the hypocrites in question engage in
physical attacks on Muslims. We can see this from the verse that fol-
lows, verse 90. As is clear from the words "If they keep away from you
and do not fight you and submit to you," there is nothing to be held
against a community that does not engage in attacks. The community
the killing of which is permitted is quite clearly one that has declared
war on Muslims first. Muslims are clearly given the right to defend

themselves in the face of attacks here.
In addition, verse 90 of Surat an-Nisa' is another manifestation of
the just, forgiving and affectionate language that always favours peace,
of the Qur'an. Some hypocrites, who until then had always stabbed

Muslims in the back and betrayed them but who later adopted a peace-
ful attitude toward Muslims are also immune, as we can see from the
words; "Except for those who seek shelter with people with whom
you have a treaty, or who come to you greatly perturbed at the
prospect of fighting either you or their own people." In the same
verse God says, "If they keep away from you and do not fight you and
submit to you, God has not given you any way against such people,"

again emphasizing their immunity. This is the very definition of jus-
tice.
Verse 91 contains a situation described on the basis of the same