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Only Love Can Defeat Terrorism

seen in his writings, he made a detailed analysis of all these
events, evaluating all political developments in the light of

the verses of the Qur'an. He always emphasized how any
society that turns its back on religious morality will suffer
great damage and that only if Muslims joined forces could
they enjoy great success against atheist ideologies.
Bediuzzaman knew that terror and anarchy would
emerge in his own time, and afterwards. He therefore tried to
alert people to a number of possible solutions for these

terrible problems. In his words, "... Religion fiercely condemns
strife and anarchy. Anarchy recognizes no rights. It turns human
morality and the works of civilization into the morality of
animals," This was the best possible expression of Islam's
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views on terror and violence, which Bediuzzaman spent his
life expounding. As he once said, "Patience and endurance to
put a stop to anarchy and maintain public order are necessary, with
all sincerity in the service of the faith. I am therefore perfectly
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content to sacrifice my repute to that end." He stated that in the
fight against anarchy and terror—a fight that required
patience and endurance—believers bore a great
responsibility.
His experience and guiding words are of great value
today. We should carefully consider every statement made by
this worthy individual, who spent his life trying to build a
world of love and wisdom, based on the morality of the

Qur'an.

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