Non-Violence and Islam
Non-Violence and Islam
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always been in a superior position ideologically, it
had become obscured by false and misguided ideas.
The reason being that in ancient times people were
heavily under the influence of superstitious
thinking. Their arts and learning in general had all
become fettered by superstition and idolatry. This
had led to a veil being thrown over true religion,
which was the only vehicle for God’s truth.
God desired that through the final Prophet an
intellectual revolution be brought about which
would alter this unfavourable and artificial state of
affairs. That human sciences themselves become
supporters of the true religion so that according to
the established academic standard itself, the
religion of monotheism may be made an established
religion for the people.
By
izhar ad-din
in this verse is meant this same
divine plan being brought into a revolution by the
Prophet and his companions. This revolution set a
new process in human history. Its purpose was to
unravel all the veils of superstition which clouded
human judgement, and to lay bare the scientjfic
proofs hidden in nature, so that the truth of
