The True Jihad
Non-Violence and Islam
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all the veils of superstition which clouded human
judgement, and to lay bare the scientific proofs
hidden in nature, so that the truth of monotheism
could be brought to light for all humanity. In
modern times this revolution has reached its
culmination. There were two main aims of this
izhar
ad-din
. One, that the system of religious persecution
be put to an end, so that a propitious atmosphere
could be created for the performance of
da’wah
of
the true religion. In ancient times this task could be
performed only in a very adverse atmosphere. The
second purpose was to rally all arguments in
support of God’s true religion. Both these tasks
have been performed on a large scale in present
times. A brief mention of these is made here.
In ancient times the monarchical system prevailed
all over the world. An individualistic system like
monarchy could be established by force alone. That
is why a coercive system of governance was
established by the monarchs. They inevitably
crushed any sign of intellectual or religious freedom
found among their subjects. This state of affairs
posed a permanent obstacle to the general
development of human thought or to the spreading
