The True Jihad
Non-Violence and Islam
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The same state of affairs is widespread in modern
times. Although today Muslims have suffered great
losses, political and material, at the hands of other
nations, there still exist a great number of
opportunities on a far larger scale. If availed of
wisely, we can rewrite the history of Islam in
magnificent terms.
THE MANIFESTATION OF RELIGION
The modern age is regarded by Muslims as being
fraught with problems for Islam. But this is quite
contrary to the actual situation. The modern age is
in fact the age of Islam, just as the rainy season is
the part of the year most beneficial to farmers. But
Muslims, lacking in understanding and awareness,
have failed to understand this;
hence their failure to convert this
potential into reality.
What is called
izhar ad-din
in the
Qur’an does not refer to
something which is temporary in
nature. It, in fact, refers to an
eternal ideological ascendancy of
Islam. It means that in the world
Izhar ad-din
signifies
intellectual
and ideological
dominance,
not political
dominance.
