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THE ALLIANCE OF THE GOOD

land. He was one of the profligate. (Surah Yunus: 83)

The masterminds of this evil alliance and those directing
it are actually those leaders who have influence over the
masses. Coming together, these leaders ally against the good;
and scheme to defeat them or to render them ineffective. In
their endeavour, they receive help from those people sharing
the same views. A story about Moses in the Qur'an provides
examples:
A man came running from the furthest part of the city,
saying, 'Moses, the Council are conspiring to kill you,
so leave! I am someone who brings you good advice.'
(Surat al-Qasas: 20)
So Pharaoh went away and concocted his scheme and
then he arrived. (Surah Ta ha: 60)

As these verses also state, the leaders of the evil ones
gather and take decisions against the good, and enhance
their alliance by bringing together those whom they hope to
use against the good. Throughout history, those following
the evil alliance, either out of fear, timidity or by being
impressed by its power, followed the leaders of the evil. For
instance, those who were ruthless enough to massacre
millions of innocent people under the command of leaders
like the Pharaoh, Mao, Hitler, Stalin and Pol Pot, or those
who joined terrorist groups and killed people, would also
maintain that they committed such acts because they feared
the cruelty of their leaders or were impressed by their power.
In this world, there may be some people who may be fooled
by their insincere explanations. In the hereafter, however,
these explanations will be rendered useless. Such is the
ultimate end of the wicked and their leaders: