The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
The Power of Peace
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(and in later phases as well) a large number of
academic,
dawah
and reform works outside the
political field, had to be performed. Without this,
the very history of Islam would have remained
incomplete, for if the religious scholars had
engaged themselves in confrontation with the
political institutions, all these constructive activities
could never have been carried out. Therefore, the
Prophet of Islam gave express commands to avoid
political confrontation with the rulers at the
slightest pretext. This avoidance served as a
guarantee that all the constructive activities outside
the field of politics would continue uninterruptedly.
In every society two parallel systems exist side by
side – one political and the other non-political. The
latter governs a variety of institutions, which
function independently of politics. According to the
scheme of Islam, the non-political system
established at the social level has to be always kept
stable; all believers are expected to do their utmost
to ensure that despite changes, rot or corruption in
the political set-up, Islam should be firmly
established on a non-political basis.
