The Qur’an and the Sunnah on Violence, Armed Struggle, and the Political Process

Abstract

Translation
In the name of Allah, Most Gmcious,
Most Merciful.
1. To those against whom
War is made, permission
is given (to fight), because
They are wronged-and verily,
Allah is Most Powerful
For their aid-
(They are) those who have
Been expelled from their homes
In defiance of right-
(For no cause) except
That they say, “Our Lord
Is Allah.“ Did not Allah
Check one set of people
By means of another
There would surely have been
Pulled down monasteries, churches,
Synagogues, and mosques, in which
The name of Allah is commemorated
In abundant measure. Allah will
Certainly aid those who
Aid His (cause)-for verily
Allah is Full of Strength,
Exalted in Might,
(Able to enforce His Will).
Al Hajj {22:39-40)
2. Fight in the cause of Allah
Those who fight you,
But do not transgress limits;
For Allah loveth not transgressors.
And slay them
Wherever ye catch them,
And turn them out
From where they have
Turned you out; ...