The True Jihad
Non-Violence and Islam
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of progress. Interaction will also
facilitate the task of
da‘wah
on a
large scale. The natural result of
this vast interaction of Muslims
and non-Muslims will be that
everywhere dialogue on Islam
will be started, formally as well
as informally. In modern times,
because of the extremist and
violent attitude of Muslims,
serious dialogue between Islam and non-Islam has
almost come to an end. Now when peaceful
interaction between Muslims and non-Muslims
takes place in a normal atmosphere, serious
dialogue will ensue on its own. The beginning of
serious dialogue between Islam
and non-Islam is, without doubt,
a very great success from the
point of view of
da‘wah.
The Qur’an describes
Sulh al-
Hudaybiyya
, in the early period of
Islam as a ‘clear victory’. It was a
‘clear victory’ in the sense that it
established peace between the
Violent
activities breed
hatred in
society, while
non-violent
activities
foster love.
Muslims
themselves must
show the rest of
the world that
Islam is a
religion of
peace.
