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Justifications and Conditions for War. War may become necessary only to stop evil from triumphing in a way would corrupt the earth (Quran 2:251). For Muslims to participate in war there must be valid justifications, and strict conditions must be fulfilled. A thorough survey of the relevant verses of the Quran shows that it is consistent throughout with regard to these rulings on the justification of war, and its conduct, termination and consequences. War in Islam as regulated by the Quran and hadith has been subject to many distortions by Western scholars and even by some Muslim writers. These are due either to misconceptions about terminology or - above all -using quotations taken out of context.2 Nowhere in the Quran is changing peoples religion given as a cause for waging war. The Quran gives a clear instruction that there is no compulsion in religion (Quran 2:256). It states that people will remain different (Quran 11:118), they will always have different religions and ways and this is an unalterable fact (Quran 5:48) - God tells the Prophet that most people will not believe even if you are eager that they should (Quran 12:103).3 All the battles that took place during the Prophets lifetime, under the guidance of the Quran and the Prophet, have been surveyed and shown to have been waged only in self-defense or to pre-empt an imminent attack.4 For more than ten years in Mecca, Muslims were persecuted, but before permission was given to fight they were instructed to restrain themselves (Quran 4:77) and endure with patience and fortitude: Pardon and forgive until God gives his command. Quran 2:109; see also 29:59; 16:42 After the Muslims were forced out of their homes and their town, and those who remained behind were subjected to even more abuse, God gave His permission to fight: Permission is given to those who fight because they have been wronged, and God is indeed able to give them victory; those who have been driven from their homes unjustly only because they said, Our Lord is God-for had it not been for Gods repelling some men by means of others, monasteries, churches, synagogues and mosques, in which the name of God is much mentioned, would certainly have been destroyed. Verily God helps those that help Him - lo! God is Strong, Almighty - those who, if they are given power in the land, establish worship and pay the poor-due and enjoin what is good and forbid iniquity. Quran 22:39-41 Here, war is seen as justifiable and necessary to defend peoples right to their own beliefs, and once the believers have been given victory they should not become triumphant or arrogant or have a sense of being a superpower, because the promise of help given above and the rewards are for those who do not seek to exalt themselves on earth or spread corruption (Quran 28:83).
Posted on: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 21:24:31 +0000

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