Chapter 2 · Verse 190
Quran 2:190
The Heifer
سُوۡرَةُ البَقَرَة
Al-Baqarah
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Rules Of War
2:190
وَقَـٰتِلُواْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللهِ ٱلَّذِينَ يُقَـٰتِلُونَكُمۡ وَلَا تَعۡتَدُوٓاْۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُعۡتَدِينَ ١٩٠
You may fight in the cause of ALLAH against those who attack you, but do not aggress. ALLAH does not love the aggressors.
Proofs and revelations
All fighting is regulated by the basic rule in 60:8-9. Fighting is allowed strictly in self-defense, while aggression and oppression are strongly condemned throughout the Quran.
Verse Reference : 2 writings, 2 passages
God Proven As 1 Sermons
2 writings · 2 passagesDisease and Afflictions
WAR: see verses 2:190,191,193; 2:205; 9:12,13; 8:48 – believers never pre-empt war, they only defend themselves. They follow God’s laws in fighting wars.Read passage
Traits that are Forbidden – “The Dont’s in the Quran”
2:190 You may fight in the cause of GOD against those who attack you, but do not aggress. GOD does not love the aggressors.Read passage
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