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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo Sorry dear, I was in the mosque that's why I couldn't respond earlier.. The verse you seek clarification is clear and quite simple to comprehend, but I want you to know that the Qur'an uses a method known as التقديم والتأخير (Delay and overlap in speech)

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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo In the sense that you make a speech but the message will not be fully comprehended until the later speech that will come after it...

Arabic language is a product of such doctrine. They uses that method a lot, such is what happened in this verse in question

@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo I can feel that which has happened to you about it, but I promise you if you allow me to finish making explanation and unrol or compile the thread you will get a clearer picture about it trust me.

Just hold on....

@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo In the Name of Allah I begin....

Suratul Maidah contain a lot of issues and lessons, it contains the legality of cleanliness after using the toilet and performing ablution.

It contains laws concerning animals which are permissible for a Muslim to eat and that which is not.
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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo It stressed that the religion of Islam has been perfected that no new guiding laws are welcome.

It talks about the story of prophet Musāh (Moses) and his people same with Isāh (Jesus) and his people.

Then it talks about upholding the divine scriptures which are :

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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo Qur'an
Book given to moses (At Taurah)
And The bible of Jesus

It prohibits making alliance with the opposite religions against Islam.

This is where your question lies so I will start the explanation from here which is Q5 vs51, it reads :

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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo ﻳَﺎ ﺃَﻳُّﻬَﺎ ﺍﻟَّﺬِﻳﻦَ ﺁﻣَﻨُﻮﺍ ﻟَﺎ ﺗَﺘَّﺨِﺬُﻭﺍ ﺍﻟْﻴَﻬُﻮﺩ ﻭَﺍﻟﻨَّﺼَﺎﺭَﻯ ﺃَﻭْﻟِﻴَﺎﺀ ﺑَﻌْﻀﻬﻢْ ﺃَﻭْﻟِﻴَﺎﺀ ﺑَﻌْﺾ ﻭَﻣَﻦْ ﻳَﺘَﻮَﻟَّﻬُﻢْ ﻣِﻨْﻜُﻢْ ﻓَﺈِﻧَّﻪُ ﻣِﻨْﻬُﻢْ ﺇِﻥَّ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪ ﻟَﺎ ﻳَﻬْﺪِﻱ
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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo القوم الظالمين
Oh you who believe, do not take the Jews and Christians an ally, they are ally to each other. Whosoever take side with them against the believers is among them, and Allah likes not the snitchers.

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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo There is no way you can understand this verse until you revisit the purpose for its revelation.

When the Jews in Madinah then broke the peace treaty and alliance to safeguard the territory together with the Muslims and defends it from enemies attack together,

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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo the prophet sent to them an envoy to convey to them that they should be ready to face the repercussions of their treachery and betrayal, as soon as battle was about to began 2 persons among the Muslims decided to go make alliance with a jew and Christian respectively ,

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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo So they are in a win-win end no matter the outcome of the preemptive battle.

Then Allah revealed to the prophet to tell the believers that whoever has such believe should know that he is among the Jew or Christian and whatever happens to them will also go to him.
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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo So the verse was revealed to warn against betraying the believers. This verse is specifically talking to Abdullahi Bn Ubay bn salul (leader of hypocrites among the Muslims then) in Madinah, but its application for the Muslims nowadays is not a foul, reasons are that:
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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo 1. Whoever detest what you do and hates you will always turn you in whenever you are about to be killed

2. Even a Christian today, will always choose a fellow Christian ahead of a Muslim, not because he hates Islam and the Muslims but because he is more comfortable
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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo dealing with a fellow Christian when it comes to confidential issues.

So the verse is clearly talking about siding the Jews and Christians against your fellow Muslim.

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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo One may ask why ? to get the answer read ahead. The same Q5 vs 57-58 says:

يا أيها الذين ءامنوا لا تتخذوا الذين اتخذوا دبنكم هزوا ولعبا من الذين أوتوا الكتاب من قبلكم والكفار أولياء واتقوا الله إن كنتم مؤمنين.

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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo Oh you who believe, don't take those who make jest of your religion as your protectors/associates/allies among those that were given the book b4 you (Jews and Christians) and any unbeliever, and fear Allah if you are believers.

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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo وإذا ناديتم إلى الصلوة اخذوها هزوا ولعبا ذلك بأنهم قوم لا يعقلون
Whenever you call to prayer they make jokes out it, that is because they lack senses.

This is given a further explanation about the whole scenario, that they use to make jokes out everything Muslims do,

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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo Since that was the case can't trust them to be your allies because they are bound to betray you when you need them the most.
Lastly, the same Q5 vs 81-83 mentioned the closeness of Christians to the Muslims against the Jews,

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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo that is in a case whereby a Muslim have to chose between a Jew and a Christian without choice he should go with the Christian because he is more understanding than the Jews of what Islam encompasses. It reads:

لتجدن أشد الناس عدوة للذين آمنوا اليهود والذين أشركوا ولتجدن
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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo أقربهم مودة للذين ءامنوا الذين قالوا إنا نصارى ذلك بأن منهم قسيسين ورهبانا وأنهم لا يستكبرون
You will find the fierce enemy of a the believers is the Jews and the idolators, and you will find the closes and most friendly to the believers are the Christians,

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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo are pastor/cleric/priest and monks (who understands the message of Islam) and that they are not arrogant.

(Cc pastor Suleiman's comment about the Qur'an recently)

وإذا سمعوا ما أنزل إلى الرسول ترى أعينهم تفيض من الدمع مما عرفوا من الحق يقولون ربنا ءامنا فاكتبنا مع الشاهدين
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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo And whenever they listen to whatever is revealed to the prophet you see their face rain tears because of the truth to read from their books, they say our Lord we believe and count us among the witnesses

Its worth to however note that, a Muslim is allowed islamically to take

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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo Christians as friends as far as the Christian does not hate and fight Islam, if a Christian neighborhood respects the rights of Muslims and maintain peaceful accord with them, its incumbent upon Muslims to aid them whenever they are in trials,

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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo if a war is to breakout they must put heads together to wade off the calamity.

This is dully contained in Q60 vs 8-9 it reads:

ﻟَّﺎ ﻳَﻨْﻬَﺎﻛُﻢُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﻋَﻦِ ﺍﻟَّﺬِﻳﻦَ ﻟَﻢْ ﻳُﻘَﺎﺗِﻠُﻮﻛُﻢْ ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻟﺪِّﻳﻦِ ﻭَﻟَﻢْ ﻳُﺨْﺮِﺟُﻮﻛُﻢ ﻣِّﻦ
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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo ﺩِﻳَﺎﺭِﻛُﻢْ ﺃَﻥ ﺗَﺒَﺮُّﻭﻫُﻢْ ﻭَﺗُﻘْﺴِﻄُﻮﺍ ﺇِﻟَﻴْﻬِﻢْ ۚ ﺇِﻥَّ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪَ ﻳُﺤِﺐُّ ﺍﻟْﻤُﻘْﺴِﻄِﻴﻦَ 8
Allah is not prohibit you from taking alliance from (non Muslims) who does not stage a religious struggle (war/plots) with you,

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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo and does not force you out of your homes as a result of oppression because you are not of their religion, take them allies/associates and be just to them, indeed Allah loves the just.

ﺇِﻧَّﻤَﺎ ﻳَﻨْﻬَﺎﻛُﻢُ ﺍﻟﻠَّﻪُ ﻋَﻦِ ﺍﻟَّﺬِﻳﻦَ ﻗَﺎﺗَﻠُﻮﻛُﻢْ
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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻟﺪِّﻳﻦِ ﻭَﺃَﺧْﺮَﺟُﻮﻛُﻢ ﻣِّﻦ ﺩِﻳَﺎﺭِﻛُﻢْ ﻭَﻇَﺎﻫَﺮُﻭﺍ ﻋَﻠَﻰٰ ﺇِﺧْﺮَﺍﺟِﻜُﻢْ ﺃَﻥ ﺗَﻮَﻟَّﻮْﻫُﻢْ ۚ ﻭَﻣَﻦ ﻳَﺘَﻮَﻟَّﻬُﻢْ ﻓَﺄُﻭﻟَٰﺌِﻚَ ﻫُﻢُ ﺍﻟﻈَّﺎﻟِﻤُﻮﻥَ 9
Allah only forbid you from allying with those

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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo non Muslims) who fights against your religion and oppresses you by rendering you homeless and are optimistic about fighting you, don't take them allies/associates, whoever goes to them an make an alliance is a snitch.

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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo The verses above depicts that whoever is trying to make sure Islam never have peace should be ready for a total boycott from Muslims, and if you fight Muslims and render them homeless you are also to be boycotted and you are a cheater and a snitch Allah will punish you on

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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo judgment. That is why we tell you without doubt Boko Haram are definitely gonna gain direct entry to hell fire even for rendering some Muslims homeless alone and killing Christians who are in a peaceful coexistence with the Muslims.
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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo Lastly, I want you to look at the end word of the Q5 vs 51 and Q60 vs 8. There is a similarity which shows that the former is subjected to abrogation and the later is uphold and adopted as the new law.

Just like when Allah says in Q5 vs 51:
إن الله لا يهدى القوم الظالمين

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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo Verily, Allah will never guide the cheaters/snitches

We asked him who are those snitches?
He answered with Q60 vs 9 that:

They are those non Muslims (be it Jews, Christians and idolators) who fights your religion and oppresses you as well as render you homeless and are

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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo optimistic about fighting you , Those are the snitches I am talking about.

Smiles, the Qur'an is sweet and very deep in sending messages out.

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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo So my brother I myself have Christian friends both males and females, we live happily and call to check after each other because we respect each other's choices and rights, it was your choice to be a Christian same way its mine to be a Muslim, no loggerhead.

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@solomonapenja @AMulder789 @Hafi__z @I_Am_Ilemona @OlaseniOladejo May Allah continue to guide us to the right part....

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