The Hatred Is In Their Hearts

The Hatred Is In Their Hearts The Koran states, “It was thanks to God’s mercy that you dealt so leniently with them. Had you been cruel or hard-hearted, they would have surely deserted you. Therefore pardon them and implore God to forgive them . . . put your trust in God. God loves those that are trustful” (p. 56, 3:159). This is a teaching of the Koran that is very hard to live by when something as terrible as …

…September 11th. We may not know the fate that God has in store for those terrorists, but we can have faith in Allah that He will be merciful toward the victims of that terrorist attack. Perhaps one day, we will have the peace we all deserve, the peace that Allah speaks of. “Let there become of you a community that shall call for righteousness, enjoin justice, and forbid evil. Such men will surely triumph” (p. 51, 3:102).