The True Jihad
Non-Violence and Islam
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One outcome of the modern
scientific revolution is that we
have at our disposal a number of
new arguments in support of
Islamic beliefs. Prior to this
revolution the
da‘is
of Islam could
resort
only
to
traditional
arguments in support of the truth
of Islam. But today it has become
possible to measure up Islamic
realities by the highest standards
of human knowledge and to
establish their authenticity by
purely logical arguments.
In ancient times religion could be studied only as
something sacred and as a matter of dogma. That
is why established and unestablished religions
had not academically been distinguished from
one another. In modern times, owing to the
influence of the scientific revolution, the study
of religions can be done as objectively and as
critically as any other matter which comes under
scientific scrutiny.
According to
a hadith, a
time was to
come when
God’s words
would enter
all the home
in the world
(Musnad,
Ahmad).
