The True Jihad
Non-Violence and Islam
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This great change in the pattern of human life was
exactly in accordance with Islam. It thus became
possible for believers, whether they possessed
political power or not to attain constructive goals
without any hindrance. It was this system which
effected the transition from the age of kingship to
the age of institutions.
Thus it has become possible for the believers to set
up various establishments of their
own on a large scale, and indirectly
bring political institutions under
their influence. And in so doing,
they can penetrate society, which
was earlier possible only through
political power: for instance, in
training the new generation,
creating an intellectual atmosphere
by making available the print and
electronic media, the propagation of
ideas through books, continuing the process of
ijtihad
through research foundations, safeguarding
religion by opening more mosques and schools, the
acquisition
of
finance
through
industrial
institutions, universal realization of one’s objectives
Jihad in
actual fact is
another
name of
peaceful
activism or
non-violent
activism.
