"Let not the believers take the disbelievers as Awliyaa' (supporters, helpers) instead of the believers, and whoever does that, will never be helped by Allaah in any way, except if you indeed fear a danger from them"
[Aal 'Imraan 3:28]
This verse explains all the verses quoted above which forbid taking the kaafirs as friends in general terms. What that refers to is in cases where one has a choice, but in cases of fear and TAQIYAH it is permissible to make friends with them, as much as is essential to protect oneself against their evil. That is subject to the condition that one's faith should not be affected by that friendship and the one who is behaves in that manner out of necessity is not one who behaves in that manner out of choice.
more on : https://answering-islam.org/Responses/Menj/taqiyyah.htm
- you can use that ad argumentum ad nauseam to everybody else but not me.
Humbly, i stand corrected. It would seem that Taqiyyah does indeed exist in Quran and it's practised by Sunnis alike. Albeit i would like to note that it says guardians/allies during war times and not friends. As well, i see nothing wrong with the practice of Taqiyyah which means concealment of faith while in unjustified danger from others(e.g. Uyghurs/Kashmiris)
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