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Peace: The Summum Bonum
                  What has become of us? Earlier we used to
                  fight on a ‘Hindu vs. Muslim’ agenda, while
                  today we fight on a ‘Sunni vs. Shia’ agenda.

          The slogan of La ilaha illallah was what had created the
          momentum for Pakistan. And it seemed that what had
          been said in the Hadith regarding the spread of Islam all
          over the world would become a reality through Pakistan,
          but this did not happen and the tempo remained
          unavailed.

          May God give the people of Pakistan wisdom to revive the
          momentum and the sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad.
          They have an opportunity even today as they are spread
          out across practically all countries of the world. Till now
          they were earning only dollars, now they should stand to
          disseminate the message of God so that they are able to
          catch the train that was missed long ago.






             38   What should Muslims do when their
                   countries are attacked and they end

                   up fighting for revenge?

               isdom and Islam both say that planning is done
          Wkeeping the present in mind, not the past. The
          Prophet did not think about the Yemeni King who had
          attacked Makkah in the past and did not plan to avenge
          the attack. The point is to think about the opportunities
          that exist today and what can be possibly availed. Our






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