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Only Love Can Defeat Terrorism

destiny. When it comes to such things, they therefore place
themselves in the hands of Allah and feel no personal anger.
Alternatively, if someone transgresses this Qur'anic rule

and exceeds the bounds set by Allah, only Allah can judge
that person's behavior. It is never up to the faithful to judge,
or refuse to forgive, anyone on any matter. The truly sorry
and repentant person will have his reward only in the Sight of
Allah. In many verses, Allah has revealed that apart from

"associating partners to Him," He will forgive the errors of the
faithful who repent sincerely. Since one man cannot know
another's repentance, the faithful simply forgive in the
manner Allah revealed to them. If the Qur'an has anything to
say on a particular subject, they treat the person who has
committed error in that light.

Islam Commands People To Behave Gently

Allah has infinite compassion, and is forgiving,
protective and gentle toward believers. The Compassionate
and Merciful has placed all the blessings in the universe at
Man's disposal, supporting him with messengers to reveal the
true path. He directs all men to be His sincere servants by
means of His revelations, each of which is a guidepost to that
path. Our Lord is the Halim (the Clement), Adl (Lord of

Infinite Justice), ‘Afuw (the Pardoner), Asim (the Protector),
Barr (the Source of All Goodness), Ghafir (the Forgiver), Hafiz
(the Protector), Karim (the Generous One), Latif (the Subtle
One), Muhsin (Lord of Infinite Kindness), Ra'uf (the

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