My friend texted me:

Do you know any Quranic verses off the top of your

head that teach non-violence or non-initiation of
force?

At the end of this article, I have included some resources from people who have
thought about this more than me.

I don’t believe the Quran forbids armed resistance. I don’t believe the Quran
commands only armed resistance. As in most things, a human/Muslim must strive to
understand his/her situation and determine which course of action best meets the
example set by the Messenger Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬, who lived out the teachings of the
Quran.

I don’t like to cherry-pick passages of the Quran and then claim that Muslims are
required to do this and avoid that. I think it is important to understand basic values
Allah ‫ ﷻ‬commands Muslims to uphold and interpret everything in light of those
values. Of course, many Muslims will end up disagreeing with my conclusions using
this methodology, so don’t take my opinions to be more than the opinions of one
person.

Qur’an translations are taken from the University of Southern California Center for
Muslim-Jewish Engagement web site. The first number refers to the sura (chapter),
and the second number refers to the aya (verse). Shakir, Pickthal and Yusufali are
popular English translations of the Quran featured at this site.

1. Allah ‫ ﷻ‬neither benefits from our worship nor suffers harm

from our disobedience. Our obedience is for our own benefit,
and our disobedience hurts ourselves.

ٍ ِ ‫ﲞﻠﻖ‬ ِ ِ ْ ‫ﻳﺬﻫﺒﻜﻢ‬ ِ ‫أﻧﺘﻢ ْ َُ ِ ﱠ ِ ﱠ‬

َ ٍ َْ ‫وﻳﺄت‬
‫ﺟﺪﻳﺪ‬ َ َ ْ ُ ْ ْ ُ ْ‫ﻳﺸﺄ‬ ُ ِ َْ ‫اﻟﻐﲏ‬
َ َ ‫اﳊﻤﻴﺪ ِإن‬ ‫ﻫﻮ ْ َِ ﱡ‬
َ ُ ُ‫اﻟﻔﻘَﺮاء َإﱃ اﻟﻠﻪ َواﻟﻠﻪ‬ ُ ُ َ ‫ﱠﺎس‬
ُ ‫َﻳﺎ أَﻳﱡ َـﻬﺎ اﻟﻨ‬
ِ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﻠﻪ ِ َﺑﻌ ِﺰ ٍﻳﺰ‬ ََ ‫ذﻟﻚ‬ِ
َ َ ‫وﻣﺎ‬ ََ
PICKTHAL: O mankind! Ye are the poor in your relation to Allah. And Allah! He is
the Absolute, the Owner of Praise. If He will, He can be rid of you and bring (instead
of you) some new creation. That is not a hard thing for Allah.

ِ ِ ْ ‫ﻳﺪ َأن‬ ٍ
ِ َ ‫رزق‬ ِ ِ ِ ِْ ‫اﳉﻦ و‬
ِ ُ ‫ـﻌﺒﺪون ﻣﺎ أُِر‬ ِ ْ َ ‫وﻣﺎ‬
ُ ُ ُ ‫وﻣﺎ أُر‬
‫ﻳﻄﻌﻤﻮن‬ َ ْ ‫ﻳﺪ ﻣْﻨـ ُﻬﻢ ﱢﻣﻦ ﱢ‬ َ ُ ُ ْ َ‫اﻹﻧﺲ ﱠإﻻ ﻟﻴ‬
َ َ ‫ﺧﻠﻘﺖ ْ ﱠ‬
ُ َ ََ

SHAKIR: And I have not created the jinn and the men except that they should serve
Me. I do not desire from them any sustenance and I do not desire that they should feed
Me. Surely Allah is the Bestower of sustenance, the Lord of Power, the Strong.
2. We humans should not assume we are so important in the big
scheme of things. So what possible interest of ours is so
important that we can plant land mines which will destroy for
generations or use munitions which poison the earth and water,
or God ‫ ﷻ‬forbid, destroy an area with nuclear weapons?

ٍ َ َ ‫ـﺆﺧﺮﻫﻢ ِ َإﱃ‬ ِ ٍ‫ﻇﻬﺮﻫﺎ ِﻣﻦ ﱠ‬ ‫َوَ ْﻟﻮ ﻳـُ َﺆ ِ ُ ﱠ‬

ِ ‫اﻟﻠﻪ اﻟﻨ‬
‫ﻣﺴﻤﻰ‬
ًّ َ ‫أﺟﻞ ﱡ‬ ْ ُ ُ ‫داﺑﺔ َوَﻟﻜﻦ ﻳُ َ ﱢ‬
َ َِ ْ َ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ‬
ََ ‫ـﺮك‬
َ َ َ‫ﻛﺴﺒُﻮا َﻣﺎ ﺗ‬
َ َ ‫ﱠﺎس َﲟﺎ‬
َ ُ ‫اﺧﺬ‬
ِِ ِ ِ َ َ ‫اﻟﻠﻪ‬
ِ ‫ﺑﻌﺒﺎدﻩ‬ ‫أﺟﻠﻬﻢ َِ ﱠ‬ َ َِ
ً‫ﺑﺼﲑا‬َ َ ‫ﻛﺎن‬ َ ‫ﻓﺈن ﱠ‬ ْ ُ ُ َ َ ‫ﻓﺈذا َﺟﺎء‬
035.045
YUSUFALI: If Allah were to punish men according to what they deserve. He would
not leave on the back of the (earth) a single living creature: but He gives them respite
for a stated Term: when their Term expires, verily Allah has in His sight all His
Servants.

3. Each individual carries responsibility for his/her actions

alone.

َ‫ـﺮﰉ ِﱠ‬ ِ ُ ‫ﲪﻠﻬﺎ َﻻ‬ ِِ َ َْ‫أﺧﺮى َ ِوإن َْﺗﺪعُ ُﻣﺜ‬

‫إﳕﺎ‬ َ ْ ُ‫ﻛﺎن َذا ﻗ‬
َ َ ‫ﺷﻲءٌ َوَ ْﻟﻮ‬ْ َ ُ‫ﳛﻤﻞ ْﻣﻨﻪ‬ْ َْ َ ْ ‫ـﻘﻠﺔٌ ِ َإﱃ‬ ِ ِ َ ‫َوﻻ‬
َ ِْ ٌ‫ازرة‬
َ ْ ُ ‫وزر‬ َ ‫ﺗﺰر َو‬
ُ َ
ِ ‫وإﱃ ﱠ‬ ِ ْ َ‫ﻓﺈﳕﺎ ﻳـﺘَ َـﺰﱠﻛﻰ ﻟِﻨ‬
َ ِ َ ‫ـﻔﺴ ِﻪ‬ ِ ِ َْ ِ ‫ﳜﺸﻮن رﺑﱠ ُـﻬﻢ‬ ِ‫ُ ِ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﻠﻪ‬ َ َ‫وﻣﻦ ﺗَ َـﺰﱠﻛﻰ َ ﱠ‬
َ َ ‫اﻟﺼﻼة‬
َ َ‫أﻗﺎﻣﻮا ﱠ‬ُ ََ‫ﺑﺎﻟﻐﻴﺐ َو‬ َ َ ْ َ ْ َ ‫اﻟﺬﻳﻦ‬
َ ‫ﺗﻨﺬر‬ ُ
ِ ْ
ُ‫اﻟﻤﺼﲑ‬
َ
035.018
SHAKIR: And a burdened soul cannot bear the burden of another and if one weighed
down by burden should cry for (another to carry) its burden, not aught of it shall be
carried, even though he be near of kin. You warn only those who fear their Lord in
secret and keep up prayer; and whoever purifies himself, he purifies himself only for
(the good of) his own soul; and to Allah is the eventual coming.

4. Labels such as Muslim or Christian or Jew or Hindu or

Buddhist will not stave off punishment for our bad deeds.

َ‫اﻟﻠﻪ َوِّﻟﻴﺎً َوﻻ‬

ِ ّ ‫دون‬
ِ ‫ﳚﺪ َﻟﻪ ِﻣﻦ‬ ِ ُ ً‫اﻟﻜﺘﺎب ﻣﻦ ﻳـﻌﻤﻞ ﺳﻮءا‬
ُ ُ ْ َِ َ‫ﳚﺰ ِﺑﻪ َوﻻ‬
ِ ِ َ ‫أﻣﺎﱐﱢ‬
َْ ُ ْ َ ْ َ َ ِ َ ْ ‫أﻫﻞ‬
ِ ِ ‫ﱠ‬
ْ ِ ََ ‫ﺑﺄﻣﺎﻧﻴﻜﻢ َوﻻ‬
ْ ُ ‫ﻟﻴﺲ ََ ﱢ‬
َ ْ
َِ
ً‫ﻧﺼﲑا‬

004.123

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SHAKIR: (This) shall not be in accordance with your vain desires nor in accordance
with the vain desires of the followers of the Book; whoever does evil, he shall be
requited with it, and besides Allah he will find for himself neither a guardian nor a
helper.

ِ ِ ‫ـﻮم‬ ِ ‫ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ واﻟْﻴ‬

ِ ِ ‫اﻟﱪ ﻣﻦ‬ ِ ‫اﻟﻤﻐﺮب وﻟَ ِ ﱠ‬
ِ ِ ِ ْ ْ ‫وﺟﻮﻫﻜﻢ ِﻗﺒﻞ‬ ‫ﱡ‬ ‫ﻟﻴﺲ ِْ ﱠ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫اﻵﺧﺮ‬ ْ َ َ ّ ‫آﻣﻦ‬ َ َ ْ َ ‫ـﻜﻦ ْ ﱠ‬ َ ِ ْ َ ْ ‫اﻟﻤﺸﺮق َو‬ َ َ َ ْ ُ َ ُ ُ ْ‫اﻟﱪ َأن ﺗـُ َﻮﻟﻮا‬ َ ْ
ِ
َ َ َ ْ ‫اﻟﻴﺘﺎﻣﻰ َو‬
ِ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ ﱢ‬
ِ َ ‫ﺣﺒﻪ‬ ِ َِ ْ ‫اﻟﻤﻶﺋﻜﺔ و‬
َ ‫اﻟﻜﺘﺎب َواﻟﻨِﱢ‬
ِ ِ
‫اﺑﻦ‬
َ ْ ‫اﻟﻤﺴﺎﻛﲔ َو‬ َ ََْ ‫اﻟﻘﺮﰉ َو‬
َ ْ ُ ْ ‫ذوي‬ ُ ََ ‫اﻟﻤﺎل‬َ َ ْ ‫وآﺗﻰ‬َ َ ‫ﱠﺒﻴﲔ‬ َ َ َ ْ ‫َو‬
ِ ِ ِ َ ُ ْ ‫اﻟﺰَﻛﺎةَ و‬ ِ َ ‫اﻟﺴﺂﺋﻠﲔ ِوﰲ ﱢ‬ ِِ
ُ َ َ ‫ﺑﻌﻬﺪﻫﻢ ِ َإذا‬
ْ‫ﻋﺎﻫﺪوا‬ ْ ْ َ ‫اﻟﻤﻮﻓﻮن‬ ُ َ ‫وآﺗﻰ ﱠ‬ َ َ ‫اﻟﺼﻼة‬
َ ‫أﻗﺎم ﱠ‬ َ ََ‫اﻟﺮﻗﺎب َو‬ َ َ ‫اﻟﺴﺒﻴﻞ َو ﱠ‬ ِ ِ‫ﱠ‬
ِ ‫اﻟﺒﺄس أُوﻟَِ ﱠ‬ ِ ‫اﻟﺒﺄﺳﺎء و ﱠ‬
‫ـﻘﻮن‬
َ ُ ‫اﻟﻤﺘﱠ‬
ُ ْ ‫ﻫﻢ‬ َ َِ‫ﺻﺪﻗُﻮا َوأُوﻟ‬
ُ ُ ‫ـﺌﻚ‬ َ َ ‫اﻟﺬﻳﻦ‬
َ ‫ـﺌﻚ‬ َ ِ ْ َْ ‫وﺣﲔ‬
َ َ ‫اﻟﻀﱠﺮاء‬ َ ْ َْ ‫ﻳﻦ ِﰲ‬
ِ‫و ﱠ‬
َ ‫اﻟﺼﺎﺑ ِﺮ‬ َ
002.177
SHAKIR: It is not righteousness that you turn your faces towards the East and the
West, but righteousness is this that one should believe in Allah and the last day and
the angels and the Book and the prophets, and give away wealth out of love for Him
to the near of kin and the orphans and the needy and the wayfarer and the beggars and
for (the emancipation of) the captives, and keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate; and
the performers of their promise when they make a promise, and the patient in distress
and affliction and in time of conflicts-- these are they who are true (to themselves)
and these are they who guard (against evil).

5. Muslims have a duty to uphold justice, regardless of the

identity of the transgressor and the victim.

‫ﺑﲔ‬ ِ ْ َ ِ ‫ﻜﻢ َ ِأو اﻟْ َﻮ‬

َ ِ‫اﻟﺪﻳﻦ َواﻷَﻗْـَﺮ‬
ِ ُ َ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ‬
ْ ُ ‫أﻧﻔﺴ‬
ِ ِّ ‫ﺷﻬﺪاء‬
ََ ‫ﻟﻠﻪ َوَ ْﻟﻮ‬ ِ ِ ْ ِ ‫اﻟﺬﻳﻦ آﻣﻨُﻮاْ ُﻛﻮﻧُﻮاْ ﻗـَﱠﻮ ِاﻣﲔ‬
َ َ ُ ‫ﺑﺎﻟﻘﺴﻂ‬ْ َ
ِ
َ َ ‫َﻳﺎ أَﻳﱡ َـﻬﺎ ﱠ‬
‫ـﻌﺮﺿﻮاْ َِ ﱠ‬
ُ ِ ْ ُ‫ـﻠﻮواْ َْأو ﺗ‬ ِ ِ ِِ َ َ ‫ﻓﺎﻟﻠﻪ‬
ُ ِ‫أوﱃ َﻤﺎ َﻓﻼَ ﺗَﱠ‬
ِ ُ ‫ِإن‬
َ‫اﻟﻠﻪ‬
ّ ‫ﻓﺈن‬ ُ ْ َ‫اﳍﻮى َأن ﺗَ ْـﻌﺪﻟُﻮاْ َوإن ﺗ‬
ََْ ْ‫ـﺘﺒﻌﻮا‬ ْ ُ ّ َ ً‫ﻏﻨﻴﺎً َْأو ﻓَ َـﻘﲑا‬
ّ َ ‫ﻳﻜﻦ‬ْ َ
َ ُ َ ْ َ‫ﻛﺎن ِ َﲟﺎ ﺗ‬
ً‫ـﻌﻤﻠﻮن َﺧﺒِﲑا‬ َ َ
004.135
YUSUFALI: O ye who believe! stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah,
even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be (against)
rich or poor: for Allah can best protect both. Follow not the lusts (of your hearts), lest
ye swerve, and if ye distort (justice) or decline to do justice, verily Allah is well-
acquainted with all that ye do.

ِ ِ ْ ‫ﻋﻦ‬ ٍ َ‫ﺷﻨﺂن ﻗ‬
‫ـﻘﻮى‬
َ ْ ‫اﻟﱪ َواﻟﺘﱠ‬
‫ﻋﻠﻰ ْ ﱢ‬
ََ ْ‫ـﻌﺎوﻧُﻮا‬ ُ َ ْ َ‫اﳊََﺮِام َأن ﺗ‬
َ َ َ‫ـﻌﺘﺪواْ َوﺗ‬ ْ َ ِ َ ‫ﻛﻢ‬
ْ ‫اﻟﻤﺴﺠﺪ‬ ‫ـﻮم َأن َ ﱡ‬
ْ ُ‫ﺻﺪو‬ ْ ُ ََ ‫ﱠﻜﻢ‬ َِ َْ َ‫َوﻻ‬
ْ ُ ‫ﳚﺮﻣﻨ‬
‫اﻟﻌﺪ َو ِان‬ ِْ ِ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ‬
ْ ُ ْ ‫اﻹﰒ َو‬ ََ ْ‫ـﻌﺎوﻧُﻮا‬
َ َ َ‫َوﻻَ ﺗ‬
005.002
SHAKIR: … and let not hatred of a people-- because they hindered you from the
Sacred Masjid-- incite you to exceed the limits, and help one another in goodness and
piety, and do not help one another in sin and aggression …

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 ِ َ‫ﻋﻠﻰ َأﻻﱠ ﺗ‬ ٍ َ‫ﺷﻨﺂن ﻗ‬ ِ ِ ْ ِ ‫ﺷﻬﺪاء‬ ِ ِّ ‫اﻟﺬﻳﻦ آﻣﻨُﻮاْ ُﻛﻮﻧُﻮاْ ﻗـَﱠﻮ ِاﻣﲔ‬
ِ
ْ‫ـﻌﺪﻟُﻮا‬
ْ ََ ‫ـﻮم‬
ْ ُ ََ ‫ﱠﻜﻢ‬ ِ َْ َ‫ﺑﺎﻟﻘﺴﻂ َوﻻ‬
ْ ُ ‫ﳚﺮَﻣﻨ‬ ْ َ َ ُ ‫ﻟﻠﻪ‬ َ َ َ ‫َﻳﺎ أَﻳﱡ َـﻬﺎ ﱠ‬
َ ُ َ ْ َ‫ﺧﺒﲑٌ ِ َﲟﺎ ﺗ‬
ِ َ َ‫اﻟﻠﻪ‬
ّ ‫إن‬ ‫اﻟﻠﻪَ ِ ﱠ‬
ّ ْ‫ـﻘﻮى َواﺗﱠ ُـﻘﻮا‬ ِ ْ‫اﻋﺪﻟُﻮاْ ﻫﻮ أَﻗ‬
ِ
‫ـﻌﻤﻠﻮن‬ َ ْ ‫ـﺮب ﻟﻠﺘﱠ‬
ُ َ َُ ْ
005.008
YUSUFALI: O ye who believe! stand out firmly for Allah, as witnesses to fair
dealing, and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart
from justice. Be just: that is next to piety: and fear Allah. For Allah is well-acquainted
with all that ye do.

ِ ِ ْ ‫اﻟﻴﺘﺎﻣﻰ و‬
ِ َْ ‫اﻟﻤﺴﺎﻛﲔ و‬ ِ ِ ِ ْ َ ِ ‫وﺑﺎﻟْﻮ‬
ِ ْ َ ‫ﺗﺸﺮُﻛﻮاْ ِِﺑﻪ‬
ِ ْ ُ َ‫اﻟﻠﻪَ َوﻻ‬
‫اﳉﺎر‬ َ َ ْ ُ ْ ‫إﺣﺴﺎﻧﺎً َوِﺑﺬي‬
َ َ َ َ ََْ ‫اﻟﻘﺮﰉ َو‬ َ ْ ‫اﻟﺪﻳﻦ‬ َ َ ً‫ﺷﻴﺌﺎ‬ ّ ْ‫اﻋﺒﺪوا‬
ُ ُ ْ ‫َو‬
‫اﻟﻠﻪَ ﻻَ ُِ ﱡ‬ ‫أﳝﺎﻧﻜﻢ ِ ﱠ‬ ِ ِ ‫اﺑﻦ ﱠ‬ ِ َ ِ ‫اﻟﺼﺎﺣﺐ‬
ِ ْ ‫ﺑﺎﳉﻨﺐ َو‬ ِ ِ ‫اﳉﻨﺐ و ﱠ‬ِ ِ َْ ‫اﻟﻘﺮﰉ و‬ ِ
‫ﳛﺐ‬ ّ ‫إن‬ ْ ُ ُ ََْ ‫ﻣﻠﻜﺖ‬
ْ َ َ َ ‫وﻣﺎ‬َ َ ‫اﻟﺴﺒﻴﻞ‬ َ ُُْ ‫اﳉﺎر‬ َ َ ْ ُ ْ ‫ذي‬
‫َﻣﻦ‬
ً‫ﻓﺨﻮرا‬
ُ َ ً‫ﳐﺘﺎﻻ‬َُْ ‫ﻛﺎن‬
َ َ
004.036
SHAKIR: And serve Allah and do not associate any thing with Him and be good to
the parents and to the near of kin and the orphans and the needy and the neighbor of
(your) kin and the alien neighbor, and the companion in a journey and the wayfarer
and those whom your right hands possess; surely Allah does not love him who is
proud, boastful;

ِ ِ ‫اﻹﺣﺴﺎن‬
‫ـﻐﻲ‬ ِ َ ُ ْ ‫اﻟﻔﺤﺸﺎء َو‬
ِ ْ َ‫اﻟﻤﻨﻜﺮ َواﻟْﺒ‬ ِ َ ‫اﻟﻘﺮﰉ َوﻳَـْﻨ َـﻬﻰ‬
َ ْ َ ْ ‫ﻋﻦ‬ َ َ ِ َ ْ ِ ‫ﺑﺎﻟﻌﺪل َو‬
َ ْ ُ ْ ‫وإﻳﺘﺎء ذي‬
ِ ْ ْ ِ ‫اﻟﻠﻪ ْﻳﺄﻣﺮ‬
َ ُ ُ َ َ ّ ‫إن‬ ‫ِﱠ‬
ِ
‫ﺗﺬﻛﺮون‬ ْ ُ ‫ﻳﻌﻈﻜﻢ َ َﱠ‬
َ ُ ‫ﻟﻌﻠﻜﻢ َ َ ﱠ‬ ُُْ َ
016.090
SHAKIR: Surely Allah enjoins the doing of justice and the doing of good (to others)
and the giving to the kindred, and He forbids indecency and evil and rebellion; He
admonishes you that you may be mindful.

6. Dialogue is the normal state of interaction among members of

different religions.

‫أﺣﺴﻦ ِ ﱠ‬ ِ ‫ﺑﺎﻟﱵ‬ ِ ‫اﳊﺴﻨﺔ‬

ِ‫وﺟﺎدﳍﻢ ِ ﱠ‬ ِ َ ْ ‫اﻟﻤﻮﻋﻈﺔ‬
َِ ِ ْ ‫ﺑﺎﳊﻜﻤﺔ و‬
ِ ْ ِْ ِ ‫ﺑﻚ‬ ِ ِ َ ‫ْادعُ ِِإﱃ‬
ُ َ ْ َ ‫ﻫﻮ‬
‫أﻋﻠﻢ‬ َ ُ ‫ﺑﻚ‬
َ ‫إن َرﱠ‬ ُ َ ْ َ ‫ﻫﻲ‬
َ ُ ْ َ َ َ َ ْ َ َ َ َ ‫ﺳﺒﻴﻞ َرﱢ‬
ِ ِ َ َ ‫ﺳﺒﻴﻠﻪ وﻫﻮ‬
‫ﺑﺎﻟﻤﻬﺘﺪﻳﻦ‬ ِِ ِ ‫ِ َﲟﻦ َ ﱠ‬
َ َ ْ ُ ْ ‫أﻋﻠﻢ‬
ُ ْ َ ُ َ َ ‫ﺿﻞ َﻋﻦ‬
016.125
SHAKIR: Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and goodly exhortation, and
have disputations with them in the best manner; surely your Lord best knows those
who go astray from His path, and He knows best those who follow the right way.

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 ِ ‫ﻇﻠﻤﻮا ِﻣْﻨـﻬﻢ وﻗُﻮﻟُﻮا آﻣﻨﱠﺎ ِ ﱠ‬ ِ‫ِ ﱠ‬ ِ ِ‫ﲡﺎدﻟُﻮا َأﻫﻞ ْ ِ ِ ِﱠ ِ ﱠ‬ ِ ُ ‫َوﻻ‬
َِ ُ ‫ﺑﺎﻟﺬي‬
‫أﻧﺰل‬ َ َ ْ ُ ُ ََ ‫اﻟﺬﻳﻦ‬َ ‫ﺣﺴﻦ ﱠإﻻ‬ ُ َ ْ َ‫ﻫﻲ أ‬
َ ‫اﻟﻜﺘﺎب إﻻ ﺑﺎﻟﱵ‬ َ َْ َ َ
َ ُ ِ ْ ُ ُ‫وﳓﻦ َﻟﻪ‬
‫ﻣﺴﻠﻤﻮن‬ ٌ ِ ‫وإﳍﻜﻢ َو‬
ُ َْ َ ‫اﺣﺪ‬
ِ ََُ ِ ‫إﻟﻴﻜﻢ‬
ْ ُ َُ َ ‫وإﳍﻨﺎ‬
ِ َِ ُ‫ِإﻟَْﻴ َـﻨﺎ و‬
َ ْ ُ َْ ‫أﻧﺰل‬ َ
029.046
SHAKIR: And do not dispute with the followers of the Book except by what is best,
except those of them who act unjustly, and say: We believe in that which has been
revealed to us and revealed to you, and our Allah and your Allah is One, and to Him
do we submit.

7. Repel evil with good.

َ ُ ِ َ ‫أﻋﻠﻢ ِ َﲟﺎ‬ ِ ‫ﺑﺎﻟﱵ‬

ِ‫ادﻓﻊ ِ ﱠ‬
‫ﻳﺼﻔﻮن‬ ُ َ ْ َ ‫اﻟﺴﻴﺌﺔَ َْﳓ ُﻦ‬ ُ َ ْ َ ‫ﻫﻲ‬
َ‫أﺣﺴﻦ ﱠ ﱢ‬ َ َْْ
023.096
YUSUFALI: Repel evil with that which is best: We are well acquainted with the
things they say.

ِ َ َِ ‫ﺑﺎﻟﱵ ِﻫﻲ َأﺣﺴﻦ‬

‫اﻟﺴﻴﺌﺔُ ْ َ ْ ِ ﱠ‬
‫ﻛﺄﻧﻪُ َِوﱄﱞ‬
‫ﻋﺪاوةٌ َ َﱠ‬ َ َ ‫ﻓﺈذا ﱠاﻟﺬي ﺑَـْﻴ‬
َ َ َ ُ‫ـﻨﻚ َوﺑَـْﻴ َـﻨﻪ‬ ُ َ ْ َ ِ ‫ادﻓﻊ‬ َ‫اﳊﺴﻨﺔُ ََوﻻ ﱠ ﱢ‬ ِ َ ْ َ ‫ََوﻻ‬
َ َ َْ ‫ﺗﺴﺘﻮي‬
ِ
‫ﲪﻴﻢ‬
ٌ َ
041.034
PICKTHAL: The good deed and the evil deed are not alike. Repel the evil deed with
one which is better, then lo! he, between whom and thee there was enmity (will
become) as though he was a bosom friend.

8. Do not initiate hostilities.

ِ ُ َ ‫اﻟﻠﻪ‬ ِ ‫ﻣﻮدةً و ﱠ‬ ِ ‫ـﻨﻜﻢ وﺑ ﱠ‬

‫رﺣﻴﻢ َﻻ‬
ٌ ‫ﻏﻔﻮر ﱠ‬ ٌ ُ ‫ﻗﺪﻳﺮ َو ﱠ‬ ٌ َ ُ‫اﻟﻠﻪ‬ َ ‫ﻋﺎدﻳْ ُـﺘﻢ ﱢﻣْﻨ ُـﻬﻢ ﱠ َ ﱠ‬
َ َ ‫اﻟﺬﻳﻦ‬
َ ‫ـﲔ‬ َ ْ َ َ ْ ُ َ ‫ﳚﻌﻞ ﺑـَْﻴ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
َ َ َْ ‫ﻋﺴﻰ اﻟﻠﻪُ َأن‬ ََ
ِ ِ
ِ ْ ُ‫دﻳﺎرُﻛﻢ َأن ﺗَـﺒ ﱡـﺮوﻫﻢ وﺗ‬ ِ ‫ﻛﻢ ِﰲ ﱢ‬ ُِ َ ُ‫اﻟﺬﻳﻦ َﱂْ ﻳ‬ ِ ‫اﻟﻠﻪ ِ ﱠ‬
‫ـﻘﺴﻄُﻮا‬ َ ْ ُ َ ْ َ ‫ﳜﺮﺟﻮُﻛﻢ ﱢﻣﻦ‬ ُ ِ ُْ ْ‫وﱂ‬
َ َ ‫اﻟﺪﻳﻦ‬ ْ ُ‫ـﻘﺎﺗﻠﻮ‬ َ ‫ﻋﻦ‬ َ ُ ‫ـﻬﺎﻛﻢ ﱠ‬
ُ ُ َ ‫ﻳَـْﻨ‬
ِ ‫ﻛﻢ ِﰲ ﱢ‬ ِ ‫اﻟﻠﻪ ِ ﱠ‬ ِِ
َ‫اﻟﻤﻘﺴﻄﲔ ِﱠ‬ ‫اﻟﻠﻪَ ُِ ﱡ‬ ‫إﻟﻴﻬﻢ ِ ﱠ‬
ِ ِ
ُ َ ْ َ‫اﻟﺪﻳﻦ َو‬
‫أﺧﺮﺟﻮُﻛﻢ ﱢﻣﻦ‬ ْ ُ‫اﻟﺬﻳﻦ َﻗﺎﺗَ ُـﻠﻮ‬
َ ‫ﻋﻦ‬ َ ُ ‫ـﻬﺎﻛﻢ ﱠ‬
ُ ُ َ ‫إﳕﺎ ﻳَـْﻨ‬ َ ْ ُ ْ ‫ﳛﺐ‬ ‫إن ﱠ‬ ْ َْ
َ ُ ِ ‫ﻫﻢ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﻈﺎﻟﻤﻮن‬ ُ ُ ‫ﻟﺌﻚ‬
َ َِ‫ـﻮﳍﻢ ﻓَﺄُو‬
ْ ْ ُ‫وﻣﻦ ﻳـَﺘَ ﱠ‬
َ َ َ ‫ﻟﻮﻫﻢ‬
ْ ُ ْ ‫اﺟﻜﻢ َأن ﺗَـﻮﱠ‬
َ ْ ُ ِ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ ِإﺧﺮ‬
َ ْ ََ ‫وﻇﺎﻫﺮوا‬ ُ َ َ َ ‫ﻛﻢ‬
ِ َِ
ْ ُ‫دﻳﺎر‬
60:7-9
YUSUFALI: It may be that Allah will grant love (and friendship) between you and
those whom ye (now) hold as enemies. For Allah has power (over all things); And
Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. Allah forbids you not, with regard to those
who fight you not for (your) Faith nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing
kindly and justly with them: for Allah loveth those who are just. Allah only forbids
you, with regard to those who fight you for (your) Faith, and drive you out of your
homes, and support (others) in driving you out, from turning to them (for friendship
and protection). It is such as turn to them (in these circumstances), that do wrong.

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 ِ
‫اﻟﻤﻌﺘﺪﻳﻦ‬ ‫اﻟﻠﻪَ ﻻَ ُِ ﱢ‬ ‫ـﻌﺘﺪواْ ِ ﱠ‬ ِ ِ ‫ﺳﺒﻴﻞ ّ ِ ﱠ‬ َِ
ِ ِ َ ‫وﻗﺎﺗﻠُﻮاْ ِﰲ‬
َ َ ْ ُ ْ ‫ﳛﺐ‬ ّ ‫إن‬ ُ َ ْ َ‫ـﻘﺎﺗﻠﻮﻧﻜﻢ َوﻻَ ﺗ‬
ْ ُ َ ُ َ ُ‫اﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻳ‬
َ ‫اﻟﻠﻪ‬ َ
002.190
YUSUFALI: Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress
limits; for Allah loveth not transgressors.

9. Should hostilities break out, take advantage of the opportunity

to end them.

ِ ِ ِ ِ ّ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ِ ْ ‫ﺟﻨﺤﻮاْ ِ ﱠ‬ ِ
‫اﻟﻌﻠﻴﻢ‬
ُ َ ْ ‫اﻟﺴﻤﻴﻊ‬
ُ ‫ﻫﻮ ﱠ‬َ ُ ُ‫اﻟﻠﻪ ﱠإﻧﻪ‬ ْ ‫ﻓﺎﺟﻨﺢ ََﳍﺎ َوﺗَ َـﻮﱠ‬
ََ ‫ﻛﻞ‬ ْ َ ْ َ ‫ﻟﻠﺴﻠﻢ‬ ُ َ َ ‫َوإن‬
008.061
PICKTHAL: And if they incline to peace, incline thou also to it, and trust in Allah.
Lo! He, even He, is the Hearer, the Knower.

Resources
 Karim Douglas Crow’s Select Bibliography “Islam – Peace – Nonviolence”
 Muslim Peace Fellowship