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TERRORISM: THE RITUAL OF THE DEVIL

clearly, nor to consider matters fairly and objectively. The Devil ex-
ploits those who had merely started out being unable to think clearly,
and eventually turns them into such with criminal tendencies. He in-
doctrinates them with the idea that they will never find peace as long
as they are unable to satisfy their anger.
The story in the Qur'an, which relates the incident that took place
between the sons of the Prophet Adam (pbuh), is an important example

of how someone who acts under the influence of the Devil can be unre-
strained and aggressive in character:
Recite to them the true report of Adam's two sons when they of-
fered a sacrifice and it was accepted from one of them but not ac-
cepted from the other. The one said, "I shall kill you." The other
said, "God only accepts from the righteous (who fear Him). Even if
you do raise your hand against me to kill me, I am not going to raise
my hand against you to kill you. Truly I fear God, the Lord of all the
worlds. I want you to take on both my wrongdoing and your
wrongdoing and so become one of the Companions of the Fire.
That is the repayment of the wrongdoers." So his lower self per-
suaded him to kill his brother, and he killed him and became one of
the lost. (Qur'an, 5: 27-30)
As can be seen from these verses, the brother who followed his
lower self, and the suggestion of the Devil, acted out of anger and jeal-
ousy, even leading him to committing murder. The other brother, on

the other hand, who exhibited the morality of a believer, did not lose
his composure in spite of the aggressive attitude and unfair behavior of
the other, but behaved in a proper moral manner.
In the same way, the brothers of the Prophet Joseph (pbuh)
planned to kill him, out of jealousy and anger at the blessings that God
had (pbuh) bestowed on him. When the Prophet Joseph again met his
brothers at a later time, he was tolerant and forgiving towards them.