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Adnan Oktar
(Harun Yahya)

The reason why we are citing the hadiths in question as valid
evidence is that they are compatible with the Qur'an. The reason
why our Prophet (pbuh) was so affectionate toward animals is the
education he received from the Qur'an. Our Prophet (pbuh) was
surely the person best able to appreciate that God created numerous
life forms, each one lovelier and more skillful than the next, as
proof, beauty and a blessing. He clearly saw how God manifested
His names of the Compassionate and Merciful and His glorious

artistry in living things. Our Prophet (pbuh) showed through his
own actions how the compassion and affection recommended in the
Qur'an, which praises love, should be seen in a Muslim. One can
also see this in the advice that our Prophet (pbuh) gave concerning
compassion:

Those who are merciful will be shown mercy by the Merciful. Be
merciful to those on the earth and the One above the heavens will
have mercy upon you. (Sunan at-Tirmidhi, 1924)

Someone who is devoid of gentleness and kindliness is devoid of all
goodness … (Sahih Muslim, Birr, 76)

Therefore, the peddlers of superstition look in vain for cruelty
toward animals in Islam or in the actions of our Prophet (pbuh), and
instead engage in fraud on the subject in order to persuade others of

their nonsensical views. The Qur'an is the Book in which a perfect
love for human beings, animals and plants is described, and our
Prophet (pbuh) lived by the Qur'an throughout his life.

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