The True Jihad
Non-Violence and Islam
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of
any
religious
mission.
Ultimately this coercive political
system was destroyed by the
revolution brought about by the
Prophet and his Companions.
This abolition of oppressive
systems and the freeing of
peoples’
minds
from
superstition ushered in an era
of freedom and democracy. The
effect of this revolution in
human history set in motion a
process
of
intellectual
liberalization. Later on western
nations contributed greatly
towards this revolution in
human thought. Now this
process has culminated in the unparalleled
scientific achievements of the present day. In
consequence, it has become possible for the task
of
da’wah
of truth to be performed in an
atmosphere of freedom, which was earlier
seriously
hampered
by
the
oppressive
atmosphere.
The coercive
and oppressive
political system
was destroyed
by the
revolution
brought about
by the Prophet
and his
companions
which set in
motion a process
of intellectual
liberalization.
