Islam and Peace
Islam: An Ideological Movement for a Peaceful Co-existence
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translation were sold today?” The answer was,
“seventy.” So in my view, even Salman Rushdie is
helping in the cause/propagation of Islam. By
selling three copies of his own book, he helped
create interest in the Qur’an which far outweighed
the interest in his own book; a ratio of 3:70. So, there
is an explosion of
dawa
and people are writing,
publishing, talking and debating about Islam
everywhere, not only in the US but everywhere in
the world.
At the same time there is a shift in the style of
thinking of many people from violent activism to
peaceful activism. This is a refreshing change from
my last visit. Now more and more people are
convinced of peaceful means for the defense of
Islam and Muslims. I have strongly urged that
violence is against the spirit of the age and it must
be discarded. Peaceful activism is the Islamic way
of activism and it should be utilized. So during this
visit, I have noticed that people are beginning to
realize this factor and in this I see that history is
moving in the right direction for the cause of Islam.
