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Conclusion

T hose who seek to wreak the Muslims' zeal, and inhibit

their efforts for the sake of their religion, ought to be
aware that they will never succeed. The universe, and
every creature in it, live according to a fate that Allah has deter-
mined. Everything, from a grain of sand on the bottom of the sea, to
a meteor hurtling through space; the past, present and future of all
things, great and small, has been pre-determined according to a spe-
cific decree. Therefore, everything these people have planned, to-
gether with those devices they have invented to put their plans into
effect, are held in the knowledge of our Lord, and He has promised
that, "He will not give the disbelievers any way against the believ-

ers" (Surah Al Imran, 141). By the grace of Allah, there is no way that
these people can complicate or worsen the situation of the Muslims.
According to the promise of our Lord's, the moral teachings of the
Qur'an will be disseminated throughout the world, and the peace,
well-being and security that come from those moral teachings will
prevail. Those who try to make Muslims become passive, by their
furtive schemes, will never achieve the results they are aiming for.
As our Prophet (saas) said:
Whoever causes a harm to believers, Allah harms him. Whoever
causes difficulty to them, Allah makes his way difficult. (at-Tirmidhi)
As a recompense for their evil, Allah will cause them to bring
harm instead upon themselves.
It must be remembered that there is a good reason why these peo-
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