The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
The Power of Peace
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Another important event of this nature concerns
the scholars of Islam of the early phase. After the
pious Caliphate, the political set-up had
degenerated. The Caliphate had permanently
changed into kingship, and apparently there had
been developments that invited confrontation
with the rulers. But according to the guidance of
the Prophet, the believers totally avoided
political clashes with those in power. A history
of political corruption, starting from the time of
the Umayyad caliphate, continued for centuries.
Yet the great religious scholars known as
tabiin,
the disciples of the Prophet’s Companions,
taba
tabiyiin,
companions of the
tabiin,
the
traditionists, the jurists, the
sufis,
all the great
religious scholars, refrained without exception,
from setting themselves on a collision course
with the rulers.
It was no simple matter to avoid the field of violent
activism and opt for the field of non-violent
activism. It was during this period, therefore, that
on the one hand, peaceful
dawah
work was initiated
in various countries, and on the other, the Qur’an,
hadith, fiqh,
and other Islamic sciences were
