Believers forced to defend themselves should ask God for help and victory, and they may not continue fighting if the enemy withdraws or asks for forgiveness.1
True Muslims do not attack unless they are attacked, and they do not chant death wishes against nations or issue death warrants over a novel.1
After Muhammad's death some ambitious Muslim leaders violated the Quran's commandments on war, yet Muslim rulers generally did not force conquered peoples to submit to Islamic law.1
Quranic law allows Muslims to wage war only in self defense, to practice their faith freely, and to remove oppression, never for conquest or to impose Muslim rule.1, 2, 3
Believers must stop fighting if the provoker leans toward peace, and must grant safe passage to an idol worshiper who seeks it.1, 2
Jihad does not mean war, and war is permitted only in self defense, with aggression allowed only against aggressors.1, 2
A true Muslim never initiates aggression, and God allows fighting strictly in self-defense and only under certain conditions.1, 2, 3
Fighting is permitted to eliminate oppression and to worship God freely, but if the enemy refrains, believers must not aggress.1
Killing innocent people through terrorist acts has no justification in any scripture of God and is in fact prohibited.1, 2
Those who stand up for their rights when injustice befalls them commit no error, while those who treat people unjustly and aggress without provocation incur painful retribution.1, 2
Fighting is permitted strictly in self defense, while murder, aggression, oppression, and taking innocent lives are forbidden.1, 2, 3, 4
So called radical Islam is really anti Islam, because killing and hurting innocent people is the total opposite of the true religion.1, 2
If two groups of believers fight, they must be reconciled, and an aggressing group must be fought until it submits to God's command, then the two are reconciled equitably.1
Jihad does not mean holy war, which has no basis in the Quran; it means striving to the greatest capacity God grants.1
Killing innocent people and malicious destruction go against the Quran, and a suicide attack is a cowardly act of deceit and treachery unworthy of a true Submitter.1
The objective of jihad is not to spread Islam but to subdue tyrannical forces that deny the freedom to worship God alone and to oppose oppression of the weak.1, 2
War is allowed only when no other options remain, and all fighting must stop immediately once its objective is achieved.1, 2
War is permitted only in self-defense within well-defined limits to restore peace and freedom of worship, so believers may not start hostilities.1, 2
Jihad means the soul's struggle to surrender and serve God, not holy war.1
God protects believers during war and persecution and is the only Supporter, Lord, and Master.1, 2
All acts of war must stop without delay if the enemy seeks peace and pledges to end persecution and oppression, and believers must not aggress once the enemy refrains.1, 2, 3
As long as disputes can be settled and rights obtained by peaceful means, believers must refrain from fighting, and they fight with full vitality only when there is no other option.1
Believers are permitted to fight when they are persecuted and forced out of their homes unjustly for saying their Lord is God.1, 2, 3
Believers may befriend and be equitable toward those who do not fight them because of religion or evict them, but must not befriend those who do.1, 2, 3
Believers must keep themselves well prepared and strong as a deterrent, not to start hostilities but so the enemy adopts a peaceful attitude and does not disturb the peace.1, 2, 3
Believers must not fight at the Sacred Masjid unless they are attacked there.1
God supports some people against others so that monasteries, churches, synagogues, and masjids where His name is commemorated are not destroyed, and He supports those who support Him.1
Jihad has a very wide scope and can be exercised physically, with wealth, speech, the pen, email, and even by emigrating.1
Jihad has two aspects: struggle against Satan and all enemies of God and His religion, and struggle against the evil inclinations of one's own inner self.1, 2
Jihad literally means struggling or striving in the cause of God, and in its widest scope it includes killing and being killed in His cause.1
Most people, including most Muslims, wrongly believe the Quran teaches fanatic warfare and that Islam was spread by the sword, and they make a grave mistake by equating jihad with war.1, 2
Short of initiating aggression, believers must resist despotism and eliminate oppression with everything at their command, because God does not love the oppressors.1
The Quran never mentions war for spreading the faith and strictly forbids forced conversion, since there is no compulsion in religion.1, 2
The underlying principle of war is to eradicate oppression, and all believers must help smother oppression wherever it occurs, not only when they are personally oppressed.1, 2, 3
War is allowed only as a measure of security and is restricted to fighting in self-defense, while all aggression is strongly condemned because God does not love the aggressors.1, 2, 3, 4
Whatever believers spend in the cause of God will be repaid to them generously without injustice.1
Believers must remain alert and ready to mobilize, as geese respond instantly to the warning calls of their sentries.1, 2
Believers are to respect all peace treaties with disbelievers, may befriend those who do not attack or evict them, and may fight back in self defense only if they become violent.1
Fighting is allowed only against those who attack you or to end oppression and worship God freely, aggression is forbidden, and oppression is worse than murder.1, 2, 3, 4
The Quran prohibits aggression and promotes peace, and the word Islam shares its root with salaam, meaning peace, which is the Submitters' greeting.1, 2
When facing an army, believers should hold fast and commemorate God frequently in order to succeed.1
God made life sacred, forbids aggression, deems oppression worse than murder, and requires absolute equity even when conflicts tempt us to act in anger.1
The Quran's rules of war remain relevant today and make clear that believers must never aggress.1
Christians and Muslims who kill each other in Mindanao are not fighting for God but for profit, using a few verses out of context to declare their cause holy.1, 2
Believers must not fight during the Sacred Months, except that they may wage all out war against idol worshipers who declare all out war on them.1
Submission is a religion of peace, and those who promote violence or claim to fight God's war are wolves in sheep's clothing.1