Page 19 - Only Love Can Defeat Terrorism

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

weak are condemned to be eliminated as man and, in fact, the
entire universe, are both products of chance. Therefore, no

one is responsible for his actions to anyone else. These and
similar ideas inevitably encourage people into leading an
animalistic form of life, where ruthlessness, aggression and
violence are regarded as acceptable or even virtuous.
Anyone who resorts to terrorism, maintaining that

violence is the only way to achieve his aims, is actually under
the influence of Social Darwinism and materialist thought, no
matter what his religion or race, or what group he belongs to.
Modern terrorist groups that claim to act in the name of
religion are also under the influence of Darwinism and
materialism, even though they claim to carry out their

terroristic acts in the name of religion. This is because it is
impossible for anyone who lives by the morality of religion
revealed by Allah to approve of violence of any kind, much
less achieve a "higher" aim by murdering others. Those who

resort to such methods are therefore pursuing the exact
opposite of the moral values upheld by religion, carrying out
their actions under the influence of materialist ideologies.
In Islam Denounces Terrorism, it was made clear that Islam
fiercely rejects all forms of terrorism, no matter whom it may
be directed against. In the light of verses from the Qur'an by

Allah, it was explained how religious morality calls people to
peace, understanding and convenience. Also stressed was the
dishonesty of condemning only those acts of terrorism
directed against one's own side: such an attitude only

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