Islam and Peace
Islam in India
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elimination of hatred between man and man and to
emphasise the oneness of mankind and that of God,
the Almighty. They met with extraordinary success.
Their following increased both among the Hindus
and Muslims until they became the most influential
element of society in shaping the character of the
people.
Just as the hatred engendered by earlier Sultans and
Babar was nullified by Akbar, the hatred aroused
by Aurangzeb was extinguished by the Sufis. It was
then that there came into existence an atmosphere
truly conducive to the communication of the
message of Islam. That is why, in spite of the
Moghul Empire’s decline and fall after Aurangzeb
the spread of Islam was actually accelerated. That
the spread of Islam also cemented the foundation of
the nation became evident during the so called
Mutiny of 1857 when Hindus and Muslims,
Peshwas and molavis, women of valour like Rani of
Jhansi and Begum Hazrat Mahal, fought shoulder
to shoulder to regain the nation’s pride and
independence from the alien English.
