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Only Love Can Defeat Terrorism

Allah's Messenger (may Allah bless him and grant him
peace), when he shook hands with anyone, he did not
withdraw his hands till the other man withdrew his.
Similarly, he did not turn away his face from anyone till that
man turned his face to the other side. And he was never

seen to put forward his knees in front of one with whom he
was sitting. 33
Whenever one spoke to him the other would keep quiet and

listen till he would finish. 34
Anas bin Malik ("may Allah be pleased with him") says, ‘I
remained in the service of the Rasulullah (may Allah bless
him and grant him peace) for ten years. He never once
spoke me a word of contempt. When I did something, he

never asked me. "Why did you do so?" When I did not do a
certain task, he never asked me why I did not do it. 35
Throughout his life, our Prophet (may Allah bless him
and grant him peace) educated thousands of people. Through

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