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Peace: The Summum Bonum
                  and  so  did  the  rabbis  and  the  priests,
                  according to God’s Book which had been
                  entrusted to their care; and to which they
                  were witnesses. (Quran 5:44)

                  But why do they come to you for judgement
                  when they have the Torah, which enshrines
                  God’s own judgement? (Quran 5:43)

          The Quran and the life of the Prophet Muhammad make
          it clear that secularism and the teachings of Islam are alike.
          Groups that claim otherwise are completely mistaken in
          promoting un-Islamic ideas of religious superiority.






             6   What should be the approach of a
                   Muslim towards verbal attack over

                   social and other media?

             hese kind of talks on social and other media are based
          Ton vested interests and political motivations. Muslims
          should not retaliate on any negative remarks and should
          instead focus on positive dissemination of ideas. They
          must remain peaceful and polite and take guidance from
          the following verse of the Quran:

                  Good and evil deeds are not equal. Repel
                  evil with what is better; then you will see
                  that one who was once your enemy has
                  become your dearest friend. (Quran 41:34)

                  The  true  servants  of  the  Gracious  One
                  are those who walk upon the earth with


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