The True Jihad
The True Jihad
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The entire life
of the Prophet
is a practical
demonstration
of his peace-
loving policy.
within its walls. In view of this situation, the first
verses to be revealed in the Quran should have been
to this effect: “Purify the Kabah of all idols,” and
then, after making it a centre of
tawhid
or oneness of
Allah, work for your mission.
But beginning his mission with this task would
have amounted to waging war, for it was the
Quraysh who were the guardians of the Kabah as
the well as the leaders of Arabia.
The Prophet therefore totally
avoided the physical purification
of the Kabah and limited himself
to the theoretical communication
of the message of monotheism. It
was the first prophetic example
of adopting a peaceful and non-
confrontational method instead of a violent or
confrontational method.
2. Adhering strictly to this peaceful principle, the
Prophet continued to work in Makkah for a period
of thirteen years. But even then, the Quraysh turned
his dire enemies. Ultimately, the Quraysh’s leaders
in consultation among themselves arrived at a
