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56 thousand. And the total loss on both sides is put at around twenty million. Russia alone lost over seven and a half million soldiers. Over one million, five hundred and fifty thousand young Japanese were sent to their deaths. And over two million, eight hu ndred, and fifty thousand valuable German lives were thrown into the oven of war ( Encyclopedia Brittanica, Vol, 23, p. 793, 1962 Edition ). And on top of all this, incredible unemployment, backbreaking inflation, the spread of shamelessness, and decay of morals were also a consequence of the death and destruction of the Second World War. Now let us take another look at the actions and achievements of the civilized nations of today. The destruction that was wrought by the Americans in Iraq during the Gulf War of 1991. Did they take care not to attack the women, the children, the aged, the trees, the religious buildings, the schools, and the hospitals? Even today. They continue to find ways, means and excuses to continue the process of destroying this country. Although the war has come to an end long ago, the final figures of the destruction wreaked in this war are yet to come. How much loss was caused to human life? How much economic loss was inflicted not only on Iraq but on all the states of the region? This record has still be revealed to the world. On the other hand, the total loss of human life, both Muslims and non - Muslims, during all the wars that took place in Arabia in the life time of the Holy Prophet, was no more than four hundred and forty ( Badr - ulKubra, Shauqi, Abu Khalil, Vol. 1, pp. 17 - 19 ). The benefits gained by mankind in comparison to the loss of