Islam and Peace
Non-Violence and Islam
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provided by God. Just as the farming is to be done
by the farmer while the rains come from God. In
modern times favourable conditions have been fully
provided to man. Now the believers’ duty is to
refrain from expending their energies in futile
activities. They must exert their entire energy in
dawah
work. All the best results will ensue from this
act.
6. The Prophet of Islam along with about two
hundred of his companions left Mecca when the
Meccan leaders had made it impossible for them to
stay there. The Meccans had even decided to kill the
Prophet. But the first speech the Prophet made on
reaching Medina had no taste of bitterness, neither
did it contain any mention of vengeance on or
violence against the Quraysh.
On reaching Medina first priority was given to the
task of entering into peace treaties with the tribes in
and around Medina, for instance with the Banu
Khuza’ a, etc. According to their pact neither would
they fight against the Muslims nor would the
Muslims fight against them. Most of the tribes in
Arabia joined in these truce agreements.
