The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
The Power of Peace
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The Prophet of Islam adopted this principle
throughout his life. His policy was to adopt a non-
violent method rather than a violent method. It is
this policy, which was referred to by his wife,
Aisha: “Whenever the Prophet had to opt for one of
two things, he always chose the easier one.”
THE BENEFITS OF NON-VIOLENT ACTIVISM
What are the advantages of non-violent activism
over violent activism? These are listed here in brief:
1.
According to the Qur’an, each human being is
endowed with two faculties: the ego, which is
called
nafs ammara
(12:53) in the Qur’an and the
conscience, which is called
nafs lawwama
(75:2).
Violent methods arouse people’s egos, which
inevitably results in some form of destruction.
Conversely, non-violent activism awakens
people’s
consciences,
which
results
in
introspection in the people concerned. This
brings about miraculous results and, in the
words of the Qur’an, the enemy becomes “your
dearest friend.” (41:34).
