Non-Violence and Islam
Non-Violence and Islam
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from noon and ending with the setting of the sun.
Thus it would be proper to say that the Prophet in
his entire life span had actively engaged in war for
a total of a day and a half. That is to say, the
Prophet had observed the principle of non-
violence throughout his 23-year prophetic career,
except for one and a half days.
The Islamic method, being based totally on the
principle of non-violence, it is unlawful for
believers to initiate hostilities. Except in cases
where self-defence has become inevitable, the
Qur'an in no circumstance gives permission for
violence.
THE MODERN AGE AND NON-VIOLENCE
The greatest problem facing Islam today is, as I see
it, that Muslims have almost totally forgotten the
sunnah (Prophet’s way) of non-violence. In latter
times when the Ottoman and Mughal empires
disintegrated and problems like that of Palestine
have had to be confronted by the faithful, Muslims
all over the world have fallen a prey to negative
reaction on a colossal scale; they have failed to
