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Only Love Can Defeat Terrorism

loveless, aggressive people who easily hurt others without
the slightest pang of conscience. Having no fear of Allah, they

do not know the morality of religion, nor do they practice it.
Nothing can stop them from committing crimes.
In restraining its citizens, society's prevailing rules can
go only so far. As a result of its law enforcement units, the
state may be able to partially protect streets and public spaces,

and, by means of a powerful system of justice, may be able to
take the necessary means to maintain public order and ensure
that the crime rate drops. But since it is impossible to keep
watch on every individual, 24 hours a day, it is essential that
people's consciences enter the equation at some stage.
Someone who does not heed the voice of his conscience can

easily turn to crime when on his own or surrounded by
people of like mind. The result is a society of individuals who
gladly lie when they feel it necessary, have no compunction
against enjoying unfair profits and feel no qualms about

oppressing and exploiting the weak. In a society that has lost
all spiritual values and has no fear of Allah, purely physical
measures are clearly not going to solve every problem. The
morality of religion, on the other hand, commands a person to
avoid evil deeds, even when on his own and when he knows
that nobody in his community will ever punish him for his

misdeeds. The person who knows that Allah will call him to
account for his every deed, his every decision and his every
word, and will reward him for them accordingly in the
hereafter, will always avoid evil.

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