Islam and Peace
Non-Violence and Islam
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rights. The result of such a move would certainly
have been further loss in terms of lives and
property.
The second option was to remain patient in the face
of immediate loss, be it political or material, and, in
spite of the losses avail of whatever opportunities
are already available. The Prophet of Islam and his
companions chose this second course. The result
was that in just a few years time the entire history of
Arabia was altered for the better by an Islamic
revolution.
The same state of affairs is widespread in modern
times. Although today Muslims have suffered great
losses, political and material, at the hands of other
nations, there still exist a great number of
opportunities only for self betterment and for
dawah
work on a far larger scale. If availed of wisely, we
can rewrite the history of Islam in magnificent
terms.
THE MANIFESTATION OF RELIGION
The aim of the revolution brought about by the
Prophet and his companions in the seventh century
