The True Jihad
The True Jihad
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Now, a peaceful
course of action
is not just one of
the possibilities:
it is the only
feasible and
result-oriented
option.
ideological and practical arguments, which invest it
with all the greater power and sanctity.
These modern support systems have a number of
very positive aspects, for instance, the right to
freedom of expression, the possibilities opened up
by the communications system of spreading one’s
message across the globe, etc. These modern
changes have rendered possible a peaceful course of
action, which has far greater popularity and is at the
same time more effective.
As mentioned above, the
sunnah
or way of the Prophet is that, if
it is possible to adopt a peaceful
method, it should be put into
practice during any Islamic
struggle. A violent course of
action should be shunned
altogether. Now the present
state of affairs is that, as a result
of the changes that have taken
place in the present age, the
peaceful method is not only available at all times
but, due to various supporting factors, has become
