Islam and Peace
Islam in India
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This process of spreading of Islam continued until
Mr. Mohammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948) appeared on
the scene. It was he who invented, under western
inspiration, the ‘two-nation theory,’ thereby
creating afresh a chasm between Hindus and
Muslims and an atmosphere of constant friction
between them by getting the country divided with
the blessings of aliens who realised that they could
not no longer stay and rule over us all If this theory
of separateness had remained in the realm of
ideology alone, relatively little harm would have
ensued. Unfortunately, he and his ilk chose to stress
the geographical aspect of this divisive concept. As
a result, we are left with holding the baby of this
hatred-filled concept in the form of a permanent
confrontation and friction between the two major
sections of Indian people in the form of a political
principle which more often than not brought to the
fore by politicians of all hues and colour.
The ‘two-nation theory’ was, in effect, an off-shoot
of the constant friction and confrontation stirred up
between the two peoples and it was under
exceptional circumstances that this concept gained
popularity among the Muslims. Indeed, the whole
