Bismillah: Assalamo Alikum.
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Ok here we go again… :)
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Surah 3:32 states that "Surely Allah does not love the unbelievers." This proves that Allah loves some unbelievers.
Sometimes when we don’t understand certain verses in the Qur’an, we find the answers somewhere else also in the Qur’an.
For example, the Qur’an also states that
O ye who believe! take not for patrons those who take your religion for a jest or a sport, from amongst those who have been given the Book before and the misbelievers; but fear God if ye be believers.
Qur’an 5:57
So here you can clearly see that we are not supposed to take <b>CERTAIN</b> people from the People of the Book (Jews and Christians) as friends<b> but not ALL of them. </b>
Another verse says:
Thou shalt not find a people who believe in God and the last day loving him who opposes God and His Apostle, even though it be their fathers, or their sons, or their brethren, or their clansmen. He has written faith in their hearts, and He aids them with a spirit from Him; and will make them enter into gardens beneath which rivers flow, to dwell therein for aye! God is well pleased with them, and they well pleased with Him: they are God's crew; Nay, God's crew, they shall prosper!
Qur’an 58:22
So here again you can see clearly that we cannot be loving to those who oppose God and his messenger. <i>'opposing'</i> here is actually to the degree of fighting against us and wanting to hurt us. This verse came down in a certain context (<i>so you should also be aware of the situation in which certain verses were revealed</i> This is very important)
And lastly, this verse will end up the dispute insh a Allah:
<b>God forbids you not respecting those who have not fought against you for religion's sake</b>, <b>and who have not driven you forth from your homes, that ye should act righteously and justly towards them; verily</b>, <b>God loves the just</b>
! <b>He only forbids you to make patrons of those who have fought against you for religion's sake, and driven you forth from your homes, or have aided in your expulsion</b>; and whoever makes patrons of them, they are the unjust! Qur'an 60:8-9
So God loves those who are JUST, whether Muslims or Christians.
Salam
Wael.