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The Evil's Greatest Fear: The Alliance Of The Good

conscience, honesty, compassion, love and respect, will
eradicate immorality and all wickedness. In other words, the
unity and co-operation of the good will defeat the alliance of

the evil. In a verse of the Qur'an, God gives glad tidings
regarding this fact:
Rather We hurl the truth against falsehood and it cuts
right through it and it vanishes clean away! Woe
without end for you for what you portray! (Surat al-
Anbiya': 18)

Therefore, aside from exposing the true threat the alliance
of evil poses to humanity, most beneficial would be the
conscientious and sincere coming together against the evil, to
support one another and protect the poor and those who are
oppressed. This is the approach adopted by those striving to
attain the good pleasure of God, and is highly praised in the
Qur'an;
...Those who believe in him and honour him and help
him, and follow the light that has been sent down with
him, they are the ones who are successful.' (Surat al-
A'raf: 157)
In the above verse, God commands believers to support,
help and defend His messengers. In a similar manner,
believers should also support and defend one another.

The Believers are the Guardians of One

Another

There are several verses in the Qur'an that relate to us of
believers as the guardians of one another. The following is
one of them: