Non-Violence and Islam
Non-Violence and Islam
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history of Arabia was revolutionized in just a few
years time.
The same state of affairs is widespread in modern
times. Although today Muslims have suffered great
losses, political and material, at the hands of other
nations, there still exist a great number of
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 modem age is regarded by Muslims as being
fraught with problems for Islam. But this is quite
contrary to the actual situation. The modem 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
