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Only Love Can Defeat Terrorism

Aggressive, uncompromising, intolerant, incapable of

entering a dialogue with those who think differently, seeing
no value in other people's ideas, they try to resolve every
argument through violence. In any social morality built on
love and compassion, they can never achieve their aims.

OUR PROPHET (may Allah bless him and
grant him peace) WAS A MAN OF
UNDERSTANDING AND LOVE

In the time of the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless
him and grant him peace), Arabia was home to communities
of different religions, cultures and ideas. Jews, Christians,

Sabaeans, Zoroastrians and idol worshippers all lived side by
side, together with many different tribes hostile to each other.
Yet no matter what their tribe or beliefs, our Prophet (may
Allah bless him and grant him peace) called people to religion
with affection, patience, compassion and love. In the Qur'an
Allah describes his pleasing attitude to those around him:

It is a mercy from Allah that you were gentle with them. If
you had been rough or hard of heart, they would have
scattered from around you. So pardon them and ask
forgiveness for them... (Surah Al 'Imran: 159)
As pointed out earlier, in the Qur'an Allah reveals that no

one should be pressured to embrace Islam. Muslims are
charged only with explaining the religion of Allah. No one
can force anyone else to believe or worship. Only by the will
of Allah can another find the true path and come to believe.

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