4:140-When God's Signs/Revelation Were Insulted or Mocked in Your Presence, do not sit with them.
When God's Signs/Revelation Were Insulted or Mocked in Your Presence 4:140 It has been sent down to you in the book, that when you hear God's signs being rejected and ridiculed in, then do not sit with them until they move on to a different subject; if not, then you are like them. God will gather the hypocrites and the ingrates in hell all together. Note: We are not permitted to kill or punish people for their insults and mockery of God's revelation and signs. Any aggressive behavior against those people is against God's law that recognizes freedom of choice, opinion and their expression ( 2:256 ; 4:90 ; 4:137 , 140; 10:99 ; 18:29 ; 25:63 ; 88:21 . Also see 28:54 ). In verse 4:140 , the Quran recommends us to protest passively those who indulge in mockery of our faith by leaving their presence. Furthermore, it recommends us not to cut our relationship with them; we should turn back in peace and continue our dialogue when they come to...