TAFSEER: ‘And Fitnah Is Worse Than Killing’
‘And fitnah is worse than killing’ (Qur’an, 2:191) WE learn from this ayah that al-fitnah — i.e. preventing the people from following their deen (Islam) — is a greater (crime) than killing them; because in their killing, the maximum they will miss out on is this worldly life. But if they are prevented from (learning…...