Non-Violence and Islam
Non-Violence and Islam
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2. In ancient times when man observed the world,
it appeared to him that in nature there existed
things which were very different from one
another. This observation of appearance
produced the mentality of idolatry. People began
to think that in view of the great diversity of
things in existence, their Creator too ought to be
more than one. But scientific study has shown
that this variety is only that of appearance.
Otherwise, all things in nature are different
expressions of the same matter. In this way
shirk
(idolatry) lost its intellectual base, while
monotheism gained the solid support of logic.
3. According to a statement of the Qur’an, the signs
of God lay hidden in the earth and the heavens.
The study of science has made it manifest to all
men that the universe is a great storehouse of
divine arguments. “We will show them Our
signs in all the regions of the earth and in their
own souls, until they clearly see that this is the
Truth.” (41:53)
4. After the new discoveries of science, many such
things have come to the knowledge of man as
