Islam Rediscovered
7. Discovery of Islam
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Islamized, the ideals of Islam being replaced by
communal aspirations. This is the result, in modern
times; of Muslims being faced with many kinds of
communal problems, such as the usurpation of their
land, deprivation of political power, cultural
invasion, exploitation in terms of economic
resources, etc. And there are many other similar
communal problems from which present day
Muslims are suffering at the hands of their
opponents.
All over the world, Muslims have launched
movements on these scores. In some places they
take the form of protest and demands, while in
others they develop into armed conflicts. If such
activities have any justification, it is purely
communal. Muslims fight for their communal
objectives, but they call it Islamic
jihad
. Their leaders
form political parties, they enter into violent conflict
with other rulers in order to gain power, but they
carry out all these activities in the name of Islam.
Power play, pure and simple, is given the name of
Islamic politics. The so-called Islamic jihad is the
most glaring example of engaging in non-Islamic
activities under the banner of Islam. In different
