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38 Islam Denounces Terrorism

protected by international laws for every individual who faces a life-
threatening situation. (Detailed information on the topic can be found
in the following sections.)

All of this shows that the morality that Islam recommends to
mankind brings to the world the virtues of peace, harmony and justice.
The horror known as terrorism, that is so preoccupying the world at
present, is the work of ignorant and fanatical people, completely
estranged from Qur'anic morality, and who have absolutely nothing to
do with religion. The solution to these people and groups who try to
carry out their savagery under the mask of religion is the teaching of

true Qur'anic morality. In other words, demonstrating to them the
errors of their bigotry, causing them to completely abandon it; explain-
ing Islam based on the Qur'an will fundamentally destroy the ideolo-
gy of terrorism and terrorists and therefore is the only solution to save
the world from the nightmare of terrorism.

True Democracy Is Only Possible When People
Live by Islamic Moral Values

God wishes ease, comfort, happiness and joy to people. God does
not wrong people. The religion, which is the commandment of God,
also shows people the way to the most peaceful, blissful, safest, high-
est quality, comfortable, and delightful life. There is no compulsion

where religion is concerned. A person believes in God and lives by reli-
gion, by seeing God's existence and oneness by using his conscience.
Religion is an acceptance by the heart.

God describes in the Qur'an freedom, love, compassion, forgive-
ness, justice and an environment where everyone can live freely, can
speak up their minds freely and live in peace. This is a summary, a
description of democracy; therefore, the true source of democracy is in
the Qur'an. Anyone seeking social justice and equality will find the
best manifestation of these in the Qur'an: