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When things come to this level, the evil goes
beyond all limits, that is, Muslims start killing No where in the
Muslims. The Prophet of Islam had already Quran or the Hadith
predicted this evil, which he said would creep have Muslims
into the ummah. been commanded
to resort to war
This prediction of the Prophet has been
fulfilled in the twenty-first century. The self for the purposes
proclaimed jihadists are killing Muslims as well of eradicating
as others. oppression and
establishing justice.
This phenomenon tells us that, in present
times, violence among Muslims is the worst
kind of evil. It is a warning to Muslims that if they do not repent and
abandon the way of killing and bloodshed, they are taking the risk of
being held as unbelievers in the eyes of God.
This prophetic warning should be enough to make the Muslims of today
sincerely repent and altogether give up violence without a moment’s
delay. They should throw their weapons into the sea and lead their lives
as peaceful citizens. There is no other option for Muslims. o

Wise Way Of Living

To save our own freedom, we have to
tolerate the freedom of others. And
to save our own spirituality, we have
to overlook the misuse of freedom
by others. We have to ignore others'
undesirable behaviour in order to
ensure that our own personality
development will proceed along the
right lines. This is the wise way of
living in this world.

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