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27 What method of condemnation
should be adopted by the Muslims

to condemn violence?

eal condemnation is condemnation from the heart and
Rnot the condemnation done from stage as rhetoric. We
must condemn violence in unequivocal terms and tell the
perpetrators of such acts that their actions go against
both Islam and reason, and we should not be afraid to do
so. Mere stage activism is futile and would not yield any
positive outcome. If Muslims disown and condemn from
the bottom of their heart, then the outcome of every
condemnation would be in the right direction. This is
the only way Muslims around the world can condemn
violence – by first condemning it in their hearts.

There can be no double standards in this regard. The
conversation and discussions we engage in on public
platforms should be the same as the view we express
privately in our homes and believe in from our hearts.

28 What is your view on a statement made
‘
by a Pakstani writer that today a
person is more afraid of going to pray
’
in Pakistan than in Israel ?

his is because while the Jews progressed, Muslims
Tremained behind in a ghetto mentality. The mindset

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