"And kill them wherever you find them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out. And Al-Fitnah is worse than killing... but if they desist, then lo! Allah is forgiving and merciful. And fight them until there is no more Fitnah and worship is for Allah alone. But if they cease, let there be no transgression except against Az-Zalimun.” (2:191-193) This quote from the Quran is often said to have given Osama and many other followers of Al-Qaeda the inspiration to, as they saw in their minds, retaliate against their enemies.
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