believers.’” 1.

“They ask you about the phases of the moon. Say, ‘They are markers of time for people and for the pilgrimage.’ Righteousness does not consist in entering houses from the back; rather, the righteous are those who fear Allah. Enter houses through their doors, and fear Allah so that you may prosper.” 2.

“They ask you about fighting in the sacred month. Say, ‘Fighting during it is a grave offense. Yet barring others from the way of Allah, disbelieving in Him, barring access to the Sacred Mosque, and expelling its people from it are graver in the sight of Allah. Persecution is graver than killing. They will continue to fight you until they turn you away from your religion, if they can. Whoever among you renounces his religion and dies as a disbeliever—such people’s deeds will come to nothing in this world and the Hereafter. They are the inhabitants of the Fire, where they will remain forever.’” 3. And among other such