The True Jihad
Non-Violence and Islam
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5. During the last days of the Abbasid caliphate
Mongol tribes attacked the Muslim world and right
from Samarkand to Aleppo destroyed the entire
Muslim world. The history of Islam had apparently
come to a standstill. At that moment the spirit of
da‘wah
work was born within the Muslims. As a
result, the majority of the Mongols converted to
Islam. And that miracle took place which has been
described by an orientalist in these words: “The
religion of Muslims has conquered where their
arms had failed.”
6. Islamic history took a crucial
turn when, in the years
succeeding the pious caliphate,
rot had set in, in the system of
the government, and the
caliphate had turned into
monarchy. At that juncture,
many factors emerged which
would have resulted in serious
friction between the ruler and
the ruled. But, following the
guidance of the Prophet, the
Muslims
totally
avoided
All the precious
books and the
classical literature
of Islam are a
result of the
peaceful activities
during the time of
the tabi‘un and
their succeeding
generations.
