Islam Rediscovered
11. Non-Violence and Islam
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opportunities on a far larger scale. If availed of
wisely, we can rewrite the history of Islam in
magnificent terms.
THE MANIFESTATION OF RELIGION
The modern age is regarded by Muslims as being
fraught with problems for Islam. But this is quite
contrary to the actual situation. The modern age
was in fact the age of Islam, just as the period of
rainfall is the period of farmers. But Muslims,
lacking in understanding and awareness have failed
to understand this; hence their failure to convert
this potential into reality.
What is called
izhar ad-din
in the Qur’an does not
refer to something which is temporary in nature. It,
in fact, refers to an eternal ideological ascendancy of
Islam. It means that in the world of ideology, such a
revolution would be brought about as would
establish the ideological supremacy of Islam
forever. God has already brought it into existence
potentially, the believers have only to tap and
convert this potential into reality.
