using the power of violence, whereas according to Islam, the power of peace was greater. The Prophet of Islam once observed: “God grants to peace what He does not grant to violence.” (Sahih Muslim, Hadith

Hadith No. 2593) A political example of this is found in the early history of Islam. The battle of Uhud took place in 3 A.H. in which the Muslims were defeated. The Prophet then drew up a peace treaty with

of Islam. By not engaging in war with their opponents, they had won a decisive victory over them. This meant that by avoiding war and, instead, by entering into a peace pact, the followers of Islam won

constructive activities instead. And this is exactly what happened. History tells us that within two years of the peace pact of Hudaybiya, the followers of Islam had so well established themselves that they were

is the book of God. It has been preserved in its entirety since its revelation to the Prophet of Islam between 610 and 632 A.D. It is a book that brings glad tidings to mankind, along with divine admonition

and a condiment for those who eat it. You have a lesson in livestock. We provide you with drink from what is in their bellies, and you have many other benefits from them; some of them you eat, and you ride

way of confrontation with the rulers in the matter of their power. If you find them going against Islam, you should try to make the truth clear to them by sincere counseling. So far as launching campaigns

Muslims, even if the ruler is evil and a tyrant (Sahih Muslim). This injunction of the Prophet of Islam, as made clear above, was based on extremely important considerations. The truth is that in the first

reform works outside the political field, had to be performed. Without this, the very history of Islam would have remained incomplete, for if the religious scholars had engaged themselves in confrontation

Here it is necessary to add that, according to Islamic teachings, war is the task of only a duly established government. It is not the task of non-governmental actors, whether individuals or organizations

In Islam, an undeclared or unannounced war is not legitimate at all. Keeping these two conditions in mind, it will be readily apparent that both guerilla war and proxy war are illegitimate in Islam. Guerilla

Guerilla war is illegitimate according to Islam because it is launched by non-governmental organisations. And, proxy war is illegitimate because although a government is also involved in it, its involvement

Wahiduddin Khan, born in 1925, in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, is an Islamic spiritual scholar who is well-versed in both classical Islamic learning and modern disciplines. The mission of his life has been

Sayyidina Imam Al Hassan Peace award for promoting peace in Muslim societies. He has been called ’Islam’s spiritual ambassador to the world’ and is recognised as one of its most influential Muslims1 . His

2. The purpose behind man’s creation and his relation with the universe. 3. What man should do to establish his relationship with God? The first thing the Prophet has told us is that there is a God of

Universe. Here I would like to quote a verse from the Quran which expresses fully and succinctly the Islamic concept of God: God: there is no deity save Him, the Living, the Eternal One. Neither slumber nor

One reason is ideological extremism. Without zealotry, there will be no violence. The Prophet of Islam enjoined upon us to shun extremes. He observed— “There is no extremism in religion.” HADITH reported

anger. Islam regards anger as one of the major moral evils. The Quran defines true believers as those who “when angered are willing to forgive.” Obviously, if according to the teachings of Islam, people

supremely powerful means of achieving a goal. Perpetration of violence is expressly forbidden in Islam. But the Quran puts an end to this line of thinking also. According to the Quran, violence is a negative

INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAYDiscovering the Role of Women in Islam International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on March 8 to commemorate the cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements of women

weekend classes as children and borrow books published by Goodword Books. We had heard distorted Islamic stories and the children’s books were the first authentic literature we got. It was during my first

book. We would submit the essay at the end of the month. One of the books I read was ‘Women between Islam and Western Society’. I’ve read this book over and over many times since. It has helped me make important

purify the Kabah of the 360 idols installed in it. But, by pursuing such a course, in such a case the Islamic movement would certainly have had to face a violent reaction from the Quraysh. An alternative starting

peaceful lines: no violent reaction would ensue from engaging in such an activity. The Prophet of Islam followed this principle throughout his life. His policy was that of adopting non-violent methods in

Prophet had to opt for one of two ways, he almost always opted for the easier one. (Fathul Bari 6/654) What are the advantages of non-violent activism over violent activism? They are briefly stated as under: