Islam and Peace
Islam: The Ideological superpower
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ISLAM: THE IDEOLOGICAL
SUPERPOWER
Muslims number more than one billion today. If
you go round the world to study the minds of
Muslims inhabiting various regions, you will
probably come to the conclusion that Muslims all
over the world share the feeling that the history of
Islam has reached an impasse. Despite enormous
sacrifices, no way out is in sight.
It is our firm belief that Islam offers guidance at all
times and in all situations. Therefore, it must
certainly be able to offer us clear guidance on the
present state of affairs. The history of Islam does
indeed provide us with two very clear examples of
bringing into play the
da’wah
power of Islam.
1. The first guiding example recorded in the early
period of Islamic history is that of
Sulh-e-
Hudaybiyya.
As we all know, the Prophet of Islam
was compelled to migrate from Mecca to Medina.
The majority of Muslims followed him.
Consequently Medina became a centre of Muslims.
However, later events took a more serious turn. The
