Holocaust, The Jews and Anti-Semitism Since Zionism, Judaism and
the Holocaust have been the subjects of countless debates, it
will be useful, first, to clarify some fundamental principles.
The rest of the book must be understood and viewed within the
framework of the points made in this foreword. The Truth Behind
the Holocaust Considering the dimensions of the genocide and
cruelty inflicted by the Nazis on the Jews and other nations
during World War II, we need to make it quite clear that we
totally oppose all forms of cruelty, torture and genocide,
regardless of religion, race or ethnic origin. We totally
denounce the slightest unjust attack on the Jews or any other
nation. This is required by the moral values God commands
humanity in the Qur'an, which condemns all those who commit
evil, inflict cruelty on others or unjustly take life in this
world. As the Qur'an reveals to us, "if someone kills another
person—unless it is in retaliation for someone else or for
causing corruption in the Earth—it is as if he