Islam Rediscovered
11. Non-Violence and Islam
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accrues from non-violent activism is that it can
be initiated and prolonged with no damage to
tradition.
Generally speaking, attempts to improve or replace
existing systems by violent activism are
counter-productive. One coup d’état is often the
signal for a series of coups and counter-coups. The
truly desirable revolution is that which permits
gradual and beneficial changes. And this can be
achieved only on the basis of non-violence.
SUCCESS THROUGH THE NON-VIOLENT
METHOD
All the great successes of the first phase of Islam as
well as the succeeding periods were achieved by
non-violent methods. Listed below are some
examples of these successes.
1. Of the 23-year period of prophethood, the initial
13 years were spent by the Prophet in Makkah.
The Prophet fully adopted the way of pacifism or
non-violence during this time. There were many
such issues in Makkah at that time which could
have been the subject of clash and confrontation.
