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Only Love Can Defeat Terrorism

importance, because Islam maintains that all people are
equal. Our Prophet's (may Allah bless him and grant him

peace) words, "All of you belong to one ancestry of Adam, and
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Adam was created out of clay," stress that there is no difference
between people. Skin color, social status and wealth confer no
superiority on anyone.

According to the Qur'an, one reason why different tribes,
peoples, and nations were created is so that they "might come
to know one another." All are servants of Allah and must
come to learn one another's different cultures, languages,
customs and abilities. One intent behind the existence of
different nations and races is cultural wealth, not war and

conflict. All true believers know that only godliness —in
other words, the fear of Allah and faith in Him—can impart
superiority. As Allah has revealed in the Qur'an:

Mankind! We created you from a male and female, and
made you into peoples and tribes so that you might
come to know each other. The noblest among you in
Allah's Sight is that one of you who best performs his
duty. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware. (Surat al-

Hujurat: 13)
In another verse, Allah has revealed that:

Among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and
earth and the variety of your languages and colors.
There are certainly Signs in that for every being. (Surat
ar-Rum: 22)

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