What does the Quran say about terrorism, terrorist activities, and the taking of innocent lives?

Fatwa, posted 4.22.2010, from India, in:
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Darul Ifta Deoband - India
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What does the Quran say about terrorism, terrorist activities, and the taking of innocent lives?
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Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband, (Uttar Pradesh, India)

Allah says in the Holy Quran: "Take not life, which Allah hath made sacred".
In Islam, it is haram (not permissible) to take life of an innocent person.

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