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The Holy Quran says: "O you who believe! Take not into your intimacy those outside your ranks"
The Holy Quran says: “O you who believe! Take not as (your) Bitanah (advisors, consultants, protectors, helpers, friends, etc.) those outside your religion (pagans, Jews, Christians, and hypocrites) since they will not fail to do their best to corrupt you. They desire to harm you severely. Hatred has already appeared from their mouths, but what their breasts conceal is far worse. Indeed We have made plain to you the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses) if you understand."(Surah Al Imran 3:118)
According to Imam Muhammad Bin Jarir al-Tabari, this verse of the Quran is restricted to the circumstances when certain non-Muslims show their enmity and hatred to the cause of Islam and welfare of Muslims and Islamic state in which they live and their activities point out to some great loss and hardship of Muslims in general. Rashid Raida, the famous Egyptian scholar and the worthy disciple of Sheikh Muhammad Abduh, has also given the same view while explaining this verse. In the early days of Islam those who were enemies of the Muslims and Islam, later became helpers of Muslims in some of their victories like the victory of Spain. The Egyptian Copts helped Muslims against Romans.
In our times, there are large number of non-Muslims living in Muslim countries and have shown their loyalty and support to the cause of the state and hence are enjoying highest positions in the public services of those states.
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