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Adnan Oktar (Harun Yahya) 87

Examination of Verse 33 of Surat al-Ma'ida:

The reprisal against those who wage war on God and His Messenger,
and go about the earth corrupting it, is that they should be killed or
crucified, or have their alternate hands and feet cut off, or be ban-
ished from the land. That will be their degradation in the world and
in the hereafter they will have a terrible punishment. (Qur'an, 5:33)

The subject we have particularly stressed in all the verses about
warfare is also noticeable in this verse. The characteristics of the com-
munity to be fought against are set out in great detail here: They wage
war on God and His Messenger and go about the world corrupting it.
These people do not merely engage in physical attacks on Muslims;
they also spread corruption across the world. The verse is speaking of
a community that represents a problem for the whole world, that

everyone regards as a perverse, corrupt and warlike society.

As in all wars, killing is possible in resisting a community that has
actively declared war on Muslims, so long as it is a last resort, and one
of the measures that can be imposed is to force those people from their
lands. To put it another way, according to the verses of the Qur'an,
Muslims are permitted to do things that would normally be forbidden
– such as killing and forcing people into exile – only in the event of
such a state of war.

Examination of Verse 57 of Surat al-Anfal:

So if you come upon such people in war, make a harsh example of
them to deter those coming after them so that hopefully they will pay
heed. (Qur'an, 8:57)