Islam and Peace
Islam: The Ideological superpower
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3. Now in the twentieth century the history of Islam
appears once again to have reached an impasse.
Enormous numbers of sacrifices on our part have
yet to succeed in taking forward the caravan of
Islam.
According to al-Imam Malik, the state of affairs of
the Muslim Ummah will be reformed only by
following the same course of action as that followed
by the Muslims of the first phase in order to
ameliorate their situation. In the light of this
observation, it can be safely said that we must once
again opt for this tested method of the past. We
must take such steps as will put an end to the
hostility prevailing between Muslims and non-
Muslims. This would result in a normal situation in
which peaceful interaction between Muslims and
non-Muslims
could
fruitfully
take
place.
Hudaybiyya symbolises the greatness of the power
of peace as against the power of war. Today, once
again, we need to follow a course of action which
will create a similar set of circumstances.
As soon as this happens, the ideological power of
Islam will at once appear in its full force – which is
