The True Jihad
Non-Violence and Islam
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a serious and beneficial dialogue between Islam and
non-Islam, the result of which will necessarily be in
favour of Islam.
ISLAM IN THE PRESENT AGE
Now the question arises as to whether an Islam
which teaches non-violence can be of relevance in
the present age, and assume a superior position
once again in new situations.
The answer is entirely in the affirmative. The truth
is that Islam’s being a peaceful religion shows that it
is an eternal religion. Had it been a religion of
violence, it would not have been eternal. For, in
modern times, the way of violence has been totally
rejected by contemporary thinking. Now, only that
system is worthy of consideration and acceptance
the teachings of which are based on peace and non-
violence.
Modern thinking, for example, has rejected
communism. One of the major reasons was that
communism had to be sustained by violence. And
under no circumstances is violence acceptable to the
modern mind. Nazism and Fascism too have been
