Islam and Peace
Principles of Success–in the light of Seerah
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the first school in the history of Islam in which all of
the students were Muslims, and all of the teachers
were from the enemy rank. Here I shall quote a
British orientalist who remarked about the Prophet
of Islam: He faced adversity with the determination
to wring success out of failure.
6. SIXTH PRINCIPLE: THE POWER OF PEACE
IS STRONGER THAN THE POWER OF
VIOLENCE
When Mecca was conquered, all of the Prophet’s
direst opponents were brought before him. They
were war criminals, in every sense of the word. But
the Prophet did not order to kill them. He simply
said: “Go, you are free.” The result of this kind
behaviour was miraculous. They immediately
accepted Islam.
7. SEVENTH PRINCIPLE: NOT TO BE A
DICHOTOMOUS THINKER
In the famous Ghazwa of Muta, Khalid bin Walid
decided to withdraw Muslim forces from the
battlefield because he discovered that the enemy
was unproportionately outnumbered. When they
