Islam and Peace
Islam: The Ideological superpower
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opponents of Islam now started armed onslaughts
against the Muslims. Yet after several full-scale
wars and many minor armed conflicts, the balance
failed to tip on any side. Apparently the history of
Islam had reached an impasse.
At this critical juncture, according to the Qur’an, the
Prophet of Islam was shown the straight path in this
matter (48:3-4). This meant creating an atmosphere
conducive to peaceful
da’wah
work by ceasing
armed conflicts altogether. Accordingly, the
Prophet in the 19th year of his prophethood entered
into a peace treaty with his Arab opponents. This
step put an end to the state of war. This event is
referred to in the history of Islam as
Sulh-e-
Hudaybiyya.
This peace treaty changed the area of
encounter between Islam and its rivals from the
battlefield to the
Da’wah
field.
This peaceful activism brought incredible
revolutionary results. The power of peace proved
itself far superior to the power of war. This treaty
rendered possible a widespread interaction between
Muslims and the opposing group in a normal
atmosphere. In this way, the peace treaty cleared
