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Only Love Can Defeat Terrorism

(peace be upon him) is another example for everyone. In the
Qur'an Allah tells us that he was sensitive, gentle and full of
love. In the verses Allah reveals as:

Abraham would not have asked forgiveness for his
father, but for a promise he made to him, and when it
became clear to him that he was an enemy of Allah, he

renounced him. Abraham was tenderhearted and
forbearing. (Surat at-Tawba: 114)
Abraham was forbearing, compassionate, penitent.
(Surah Hud: 75)

Allah has commanded his believers always to behave in
a pleasant manner, to speak kindly, and to treat others well.
His prophets behaved accordingly. For example, when the

Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) was about to go to
Pharaoh, one of the most repressive and cruel rulers of all
times, Allah called on the Prophet Moses (pbuh) in these
terms:
Go, you and your brother, with My Signs, and do not

slacken in remembering Me. Go to Pharaoh; he has
overstepped the bounds. But speak to him with gentle
words so that hopefully, he will be reminded or show
some fear. (Surat Ta Ha: 42-44)

These verses are an important reminder that everyone
has a duty to live by the morality that Allah reveals, and to
adopt the morality of the prophets. In the Qur'an Allah
proposes the following ideals for mankind: love of all

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