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Only Love Can Defeat Terrorism

Then We sent Our Messengers following in their
footsteps and sent ‘Isa (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary) after
them, giving him the Gospel. We put compassion and
mercy in the hearts of those who followed him . . . (Surat

al-Hadid: 27)
In another verse, Allah states, "... You will find the
people most affectionate to those who believe are those who
say, ‘We are Christians.' That is because some of them are
priests and monks and because they are not arrogant,"
(Surat al-Ma'ida: 82) and praises Christians who turn to Allah

with a sincere heart.
This positive morality of Christians is based on the
commandments in the Bible that are compatible with the
Qur'an. They are commanded to return good for evil, to love
their fellow human beings unconditionally and to help the
needy in the same manner. In fact, the Gospel uses a special
word for the "unconditional love" that believers have for Our
Lord and the faithful. One work dealing with Christianity
describes the situation in these terms:

The word ‘agape' is used 116 times in 105 verses of the
Gospel. It is a very high form of love. Agape Enterprises
simply means "Love Enterprises." Our ministry reaches out
to those who need, and have nothing to repay. 24
A number of extracts from the Gospel command people

to avoid evil and bloodshed and encourage them to display
proper morality.

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