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Takfir is not the solution

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in response to reader comment: Hi Hamza, I have some further questions

Submitted by Johan (Malaysia), Nov 19, 2011 at 11:52

Well even if they were to be pronounced kafir, it would still not had been a legitimate way to wage war on them..
This is because muslims don't wage war on the basis of infidelity/difference of ideology..
We only wage war against those who are hostile against us.

What we the muslim ummah are doing is to promote more awareness of what Quran actually advocates, that is global peace among the nations from whatever religious/creed backgrounds so much so that even if they(the non muslim) were to kill themselves justly(according to their own laws) we do not intervene in the matter.

[6:137] Sahih International
And likewise, to many of the polytheists their partners have made [to seem] pleasing the killing of their children in order to bring about their destruction and to cover them with confusion in their religion. And if Allah had willed, they would not have done so. So leave them and that which they invent.

Now if intervention of them killing themselves are not allowed, I would assume that letting them running naked in their own borough would be of their own business and we need not mind ourselves to it. What we could do of course is to promote the contrary.

wallahua3lalm

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1Passing Daniel Pipes' test should be mandatory to be called a decent modern person [87 words]PrashantJan 24, 2017 04:28235748
What "failed" means [136 words]FwazApr 21, 2013 09:49205368
1You must fail...or you aren't a Muslim [55 words]MarcusAug 21, 2010 09:12177043
I failed the test as well...Al Hamdulillah [6 words]Islam Will PrevailAug 5, 2010 01:09176357
I failed :D [40 words]JasmineMay 7, 2009 09:18155068
1how can I take the test, I wanna fail it too! [11 words]murhafJan 16, 2010 16:23155068
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Defining Islam [29 words]JCSep 9, 2008 10:54138177
4I like Hamza Yusuf, from an Orthodox Christian [75 words]EliasJun 28, 2008 11:33133689
I Failed, Yessss!!!! [26 words]SaqibJun 1, 2009 17:48133689
my high model [23 words]adnanJan 24, 2008 19:50118917
brother hamza i think you are doing a great job out there. [79 words]amal hassanDec 29, 2007 21:03117094
Hi Hamza, I have some further questions [650 words]ArchimedesApr 16, 2007 13:2189401
Takfir is not the solution [206 words]JohanNov 19, 2011 11:5289401
2zaytuna.org [275 words]SubriahOct 25, 2006 23:0364509
Hamza [162 words]DavidOct 26, 2006 22:3164509
Read this. [755 words]SubriahOct 27, 2006 21:5064509
1Thanks for your comments Subriah [1365 words]Archimedes2Apr 17, 2007 11:0064509
Interesting. [351 words]Anoy.Apr 21, 2007 07:3264509
Stick to breakfast cereal; it's more nutritious [608 words]Archimedes2Apr 22, 2007 23:3764509
Shorter response [141 words]Archimedes2Apr 23, 2007 09:4464509
2Hamza is not Islam [221 words]NisreinApr 26, 2007 20:5764509
there's only one Islam [930 words]KhalilSep 14, 2006 10:0755920
Hamza Yusuf in NPR glowpiece [43 words]Charlie QuidnuncSep 11, 2006 15:1555564
unfair test [9 words]randyAug 21, 2006 19:5453648
test..proves what??so hamza yusuf didnt pass daniels test...big deal he is not a perfect person.. [133 words]aliAug 9, 2006 00:2352150
Failed the test! [84 words]Harald Yahya KöppingApr 20, 2006 03:1243634
may God bless your efforts [60 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
EimadApr 18, 2006 22:2343534
What Exactly Does This Test Measure? [38 words]UC Berkeley Political ScientistMar 10, 2006 19:2139679
1Reply from a fellow Professor with PhD [470 words]archimedes2Apr 16, 2007 13:4839679
Not getting it [141 words]Khuram HussainJan 5, 2006 18:1631141
l love you Hamza Yusuf one [51 words]khalooApr 15, 2007 06:0131141
respect note [29 words]leen al_masriJun 2, 2009 08:2931141

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