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JIHAD IN THE KORAN

The Enemy

Polytheists

Jihad in the Koran

There is no hope for those who believe in more than one god, e.g., Hindus. 

9:113 It is not for the Prophet and those who believe to ask for forgiveness for the polytheists even if they are near relatives, after it becomes clear to [the believers] that they are the people of the Fire.

God would not even forgive Abraham’s father, a polytheist.

9:114 Abraham asked forgiveness for his father, only because of a promise he had made to him; but when it became clear to him that he was an enemy of Allah, he disowned him. Indeed Abraham was compassionate, forbearing.

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Narrated Al-Musaiyab:

When Abu Talib was in his death bed, the Prophet went to him while Abu Jahl was sitting beside him.

The Prophet said, "O my uncle! Say: None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, an expression I will defend your case with, before Allah."

Abu Jahl and Abdullah bin Umaya said, "O Abu Talib! Will you leave the religion of Abdul Muttalib (the Prophet's grandfather)?"

So they kept on saying this to him so that the last statement he said to them (before he died) was: "I am on the religion of Abdul Muttalib."

 Then the Prophet said, "I will keep on asking for Allah's Forgiveness for you unless I am forbidden to do so."

Then the following Verse was revealed:-- "It is not fitting for the Prophet and the believers to ask Allah's Forgiveness for the pagans, even if they were their near relatives, after it has become clear to them that they are the dwellers of the (Hell) Fire."

Bukhari 58.223

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The believers in more than one god were deliberately led astray because they did not fear the God of the Messengers, the ultimate insult to the ultimate God to Whom belongs everything, the one Who decides who lives and who dies.

9:115 Allah would not lead any people astray after He has guided them, until He makes clear to them what they should fear. Allah, indeed, has knowledge of everything.

9:116 To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; He gives life and causes death and, apart from Allah you have no friend or supporter.