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All claims of innocence in this matter are no more than distortions of history. Islam allows military action only in the
cases of self-defense or to repel those who interfere in its affairs. Over the centuries, a vast body of literature on the proper
conduct of war was developed. Today, such guidelines are known as "laws of war."
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Many Qur’anic verses deal with the concepts of justice and peace, both of which are the current essence of the modern legal
system developed to protect life, capital, and reproduction. For example: Deal fairly, and do not let the hatred of others for
you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just, for that is next to piety, and fear Allah (5:8); If someone kills
another person, unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land, it would be as if he had killed all people (5:32);
If the enemy inclines toward peace, you (also) incline toward peace and trust in Allah, for Hw is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing (8:61);
and O believers, enter into peace (Islam) wholeheartedly, and do not follow Satan’s footsteps, for he is your avowed enemy (2:208).
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