Love and Compassion, Not Hate and Revenge

 Terrorism

The Creator sent His final Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings be on him) as love, compassion and mercy for all mankind.

Islam is to live as a humble servant of the One and Only One God of all mankind, Allah in complete worship and obedience to Him and Him alone. Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be on him) was sent to all mankind with the message and mission to help save themselves from the Hellfire. Islam's message is to be humble to Allah, and be compassionate, loving, giving and caring for all creation. Those who go out and shoot randomly and kill are submitting to the rejected Satan. Such acts are acts of disobedience to Allah and His Prophet Muhammad.  Evil does not justify evil.

Help Each Other

Qur’an5:2 “And bond together in piety and righteousness, and do not bind together in sin and aggression. And be aware of God, for God's retribution is severe.”

One Nation

Qur’an, 49:13. “O mankind, We created you from a male and female, and We made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Surely, the most honorable among you in the sight of God is the most righteous. God is Knowledgeable, Expert.”

No Compulsion in Religion

Qur’an,2: 256. “There is no compulsion in the system; the proper way has been made clear from the wrong way. Whoever rejects evil, and believes in God, then he has grasped the most solid branch that will never break. God is Hearer, Knower.”

Murder and suicide

Qur’an 5.32. “…Anyone who kills a person who has not committed murder, or who has not committed corruption in the land; then it is as if he has killed all the people….”

Justice

 Qur’an, 4:135. “O you who believe, stand with justice as witnesses to God, even if against yourselves, or the parents or the relatives. Even if he be rich or poor, God is more worthy of them, so do not follow your desires from being just. And if you twist or turn away, then God is Expert over what you do.”

Qur’an 5:2 “And let not the hatred of another people; because they had barred you from the Restricted Temple; make you aggress. “

Qur’an 5:8 “…let not the hatred towards a people make you avoid being just. Be just, for it is closer to righteousness, and be aware of God. God is expert over what you do.”

Peace with Superior Good

Qur’an: 41:34 “Not equal are the good and the bad response. You shall resort to the one which is better. Thus, the one who used to be your enemy, may become your best friend. “

Quran 7:56. “And do not corrupt the Earth after it has been made right; and call on Him out of fear and want. God’s mercy is near to the righteous. “

Jihad is an on-Going Struggle against Evil

For Muslims and in fact all of mankind, the struggle between good and evil began with eating from the forbidden tree and it will continue at personal, family, community, national and international levels till the end. The real and ultimate success in this life-long struggle is for those who are good in their hearts and good in their works, and God is good. Let us help and cooperate in piety and God-fearing with our hearts and with our works and distance ourselves from sin and rancor with our hearts and with our works, for the sake of God and for the love of God.

Finally: Who is the best of all:

4: 125.“And who is better in religion than one who surrenders himself to God, and is a good doer, and he followed the creed of Abraham in monotheism? And God has taken Abraham as a friend.