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32 Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Deen Mahmood Ahmad 12 ٍ عِلۡم ِ بِغَیۡر عَدۡوًۢا َ اللّٰہ فَیَسُبُّوا ِ اللّٰہ ِ دُوۡن ۡ مِن َ یَدۡعُوۡن َ الَّذِیۡن تَسُبُّوا وَلَا Meaning, when you argue with non-Muslims, do not revile their deities, even if they are presented as equals to God. Otherwise, they will abuse your God, too. In this way, the Holy Prophet s as forbade the use of offensive language. FIFTH TEACHING Fifth, the Holy Prophet s as taught not to fight against a people because of religious differences. Before the advent of the Holy Prophet s as , it was considered rightful to destroy anyone that diverged from your faith. But the Holy Prophet s as put an end to this [barbaric] custom. It was through the Holy Prophet s as that God Almighty declared: 13 تَعۡتَدُوۡا یُقَاتِلُوۡنَکُمۡ وَلَا َ الَّذِیۡن ِ اللّٰہ ِ سَبِیۡل ۡ فِی وَقَاتِلُوۡا That is, you may fight but only against those who fight against you. Never fight anyone because of religious differences. Thus, the Holy Prophet s as granted freedom of 12 Sūrah Al-An‘ ā m, 6:109: ‘And revile not those whom they call upon besides Allah, lest they, out of spite, revile Allah in their ignorance. ’ [Publishers] 13 Sūrah Al-Baqarah, 2:191: ‘And fight in the cause of Allah against those who fight against you, but do not transgress. ’ [Publishers]