Islam Rediscovered
11. Non-Violence and Islam
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superstitious beliefs, and should provide the
answers to deep psychological questions. Its
principles should not clash with scientific realities,
and it should be supported by a victorious history.
Today no religion but Islam can lay such positive
claims to acceptance, for it is Islam and Islam alone
which fulfills all these conditions. Individually,
there are many men and women today who, after
having studied Islam, have acknowledged these
unique qualities in Islam. Some have acknowledged
them in theory while others have gone ahead and
accepted Islam in practice.
DA‘WAH ACTIVISM
Islamic activism in respect of its method is based on
non-violence and in respect of its target is based on
da‘wah
.
Da‘wah
, 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
da‘wah
activism.
The task of
da‘wah
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.
