CHAPTER 4
A MOSLEM'S CONDUCT
The
Koran advises the believers on the subject of infidels in their neighborhoods
and circles of friends.
IX/123:
O ye who believe! Fight those
of the disbelievers who are near to you, and let them find harshness in you, and
know that Allah is with those who keep their duty (unto Him).
IV/144:
O ye who believe! Choose not
disbelievers for (your) friends in place of believers. Would you give Allah a
clear warrant against you?
V/51:
O ye who believe! Take not
the Jews and Christians for friends. They are friends one to another. He among
you who taketh them for friends is (one) of them. Lo! Allah guideth not
wrongdoing folk.
III/118:
O ye who believe! Take not
for intimates others than your own folk, who would spare no pains to ruin you;
they love to hamper you. Hatred is revealed by (the utterance of) their mouths,
but that which their breasts hide is greater. We have made plain for you the
revelations if ye will understand.
IX/122:
And the believers should not
all go out to fight. Of every troop of them, a party only should go forth, that
they (who are left behind) may gain sound knowledge in religion, and that they
may warn their folk when they return to them, so that they may beware.
IV/160-161:
Because of the wrongdoing of
the Jews We forbade them good things which were (before) made lawful unto them,
and because of their much hindering from Allah's way,
And of their taking usury
when they were forbidden it and of their devouring people's wealth by false
pretenses. We have prepared for those of them who disbelieve a painful doom.
VI/147:
Unto those who are Jews We
forbade every animal with claws. And of the oxen and the sheep forbade We unto
them the fat thereof save that upon the backs or the entrails, or that which is
mixed with the bone. That We awarded them for their rebellion. And lo! We verily
are Truthful.
V/57:
O ye who believe! Choose not
for friends such of those who received the Scripture before you, and of the
disbelievers, as make a jest and sport of your religion. But keep your duty to
Allah if ye are true believers.
IV/101:
And when ye go forth in the
land, it is no sin for you to curtail (your) worship if ye fear that those who
disbelieve may attack you. In truth the disbelievers are an open enemy to you.
IV/102:
And when thou (O Muhammad)
art among them and arranges" (their) worship for them, let only a party of
them stand with thee (to worship) and let them take their arms. Then when they
have performed their prostrations let them fall to the rear and let another
party come that bath not worshipped and let them worship with thee, and let them
take their precaution and their arms. Those who disbelieve long for you to
neglect your arms and your baggage that they may attack you once for all. It is
no sin for you to lay aside your arms, if rain impedeth you or ye are sick. But
take your precaution. Lo! Allah prepareth for the disbelievers shameful
punishment.
|