The True Jihad
Non-Violence and Islam
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the highest moral calibre, who were responsible for
forming the history of Islam, for instance, Abu Bakr,
Umar, Uthman and Ali, etc.
2. In Makkah when the Quraysh leaders were all set
to wage war against the
Prophet, even then, instead of
opting for the way of reaction
and retaliation, what the
Prophet did was to secretly
migrate to Madinah.
Migration, by its very nature,
was a clear example of non-
violent activism. This peaceful
strategy enabled the Prophet
and his followers, about two
hundred in number, to form a
powerful centre of Islam in
Madinah. Had they adopted
the path of confrontation
instead of peaceful migration,
the history of Islam might
have been buried right there in Makkah shortly
after its inception.
Had the Prophet
and his
companions
adopted the path
of confrontation
instead of
peaceful
migration, the
history of Islam
might have been
buried shortly
after its
inception.
