Islam and Peace
Non-Violence and Islam
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The incident of the pollination of dates is recorded
in the books of hadith. The Prophet of Islam
observed that in worldly matters such as these,
“you should act according to your experience, as
you know these matters better.” (Sahih Muslim Bi
Sharh An-Nawawi, 15/117)
This meant delinking religion and science from one
another. In this way scientific research acquired an
atmosphere of freedom for its functioning. For the
first time in human history science (human
knowledge) could be developed freely without the
intervention of religion. And advancing gradually,
culminated in the attainment of the modern age.
But, today man is again facing an even greater
problem. That is, despite the extraordinary progress
made in the field of science and technology, human
beings are confronted with the problem of not
knowing the limit of freedom.
Modern man aspired to freedom as the highest
good, but once having reached this goal, he was
unable to set reasonable limits to freedom. In
consequence, unrestrained freedom descended into
anarchy and lawlessness. This is the actual cause of
