Islam and Peace
Non-Violence and Islam
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dawah. Dawah,
in fact, is another name for a peaceful
struggle for the propagation of Islam. It would be
true to say that Islamic activism in fact is
dawah
activism.
The task of
dawah
is no simple one. It enjoys the
status of a key factor. If this task is fully performed,
all other objectives will be automatically achieved.
Here are certain references from the Qur’an in this
connection.
1. Through
dawah
the believers receive God’s
protection against the mischief of the opponents.
2. Through
dawah
even the direst of enemies turns
into a dearest friend. (41:34)
3. Dawah
proves Islam’s ideological superiority.
And without doubt nothing is greater than the
superiority of ideology. (10:32)
4. Through
dawah
a positive mentality is inculcated
within the
ummah.
This is called ‘honest counsel’ in
the Qur’an. (7:68)
5. The mission of
dawah
is performed by human
beings but the conducive conditions for it are
