people have the right thinking and are able to tolerate, then peace will prevail. What we see in the media regarding Islam is an outcome of selective reporting which is meant to capture only sensational

“Islam” is an Arabic word which means “submission, surrender and obedience to God.” § hundred mile thick blanket of air enveloping us from above are miracles enough in themselves, and to say that they

miraculous nature of our entire world. Everything in this world, is, in fact, a miracle. Just think what happens when we put tiny seeds into the ground. The soil in which they are planted is uniform in constitution

, p. 24, [accessed July 19, 2015]. 2. Vali Nasr, The Vanguard of the Islamic Revolution: The Jamaʻat-i Islami of Pakistan, Oakland, University of California Press, 1994, p. 153. The Vatican

Woodward,” The New York Times, May 20, 2015, , [accessed on July 19, 2015]. Chapter VII: Islam and Peace Islam the Religion of Peace 1. Shuab al-Iman, al-Bayhaqi, 6006. 2. Al-Minhaj Sharh

Dawah Activism Islamic activism in respect of its method is based on non-violence and in respect of its target is based on dawah. Dawah, in fact, is another name for a peaceful struggle for the propagation

propagation of Islam. It would be true to say that Islamic activism in fact is dawah activism. The task of dawah is no simple one. It enjoys the status of a key factor. If this task is fully performed, all

Through dawah even the direst of enemies turns into a dearest friend. (41:34) 3. Dawah proves Islam’s ideological superiority. And without doubt nothing is greater than the superiority of ideology. (10:32)

MARCH 19 Woman’s Role in IslamThe Quran calls Islam a religion of nature. This is because Islam is, in actual fact, based on the laws of nature. The commands of the Quran are a direct expression of those

those laws which have operated in the world of nature since its creation. The teachings of Islam regarding women are based on the same laws of nature. Acceptance of these laws is not akin to the acceptance

acceptance of general human laws, where both acceptance and refusal are possible. The rejection of Islamic laws as regards women is actually a rejection of the laws of nature and by doing so, man can never

suffered great losses in forming the Islamic state of Pakistan, but, when it came into existence, secular leaders took control. We gave our utmost to establish Islamic rule in Egypt, but finally power fell

of the people of Iran, it will not be long before we hear that the Islamic republic was only a stepping-stone for rule by un-Islamic forces. These are the hard realities of our times. We can pull the

government; it established the ascendancy of the socialist economic system over capitalism. As for Islamic revolutionary efforts, they have been even more costly in human terms, but they have left no stamp

in number and quality is hard to find anywhere.” 7 For Islam to reign supreme in the world, people’s entire way of thinking has to change. Islamic thought has to gain ascendancy over every other system

and hazardous obstacles that they succeeded in establishing the dominance of Islamic over polytheistic thought. Today Islam has lost its former dominance— this time to atheistic thought. For its ascendancy

followers of the Prophet in his day suffered all kinds of privations and courted every danger to bring Islam into a position of supremacy in the world, so, in fact, have Muslims of the present day engaged in

suffered great losses in forming the Islamic state of Pakistan, but, when it came into existence, secular leaders took control. We gave our utmost to establish Islamic rule in Egypt, but finally power fell

of the people of Iran, it will not be long before we hear that the Islamic republic was only a stepping-stone for rule by un-Islamic forces. These are the hard realities of our times. We can pull the wool

government; it established the ascendancy of the socialist economic system over capitalism. As for Islamic revolutionary efforts, they have been even more costly in human terms, but they have left no stamp

in number and quality is hard to find anywhere.” 7 For Islam to reign supreme in the world, people’s entire way of thinking has to change. Islamic thought has to gain ascendancy over every other system

and hazardous obstacles that they succeeded in establishing the dominance of Islamic over polytheistic thought. Today Islam has lost its former dominance— this time to atheistic thought. For its ascendancy

followers of the Prophet in his day suffered all kinds of privations and courted every danger to bring Islam into a position of supremacy in the world, so, in fact, have Muslims of the present day engaged in

The Prophetic WisdomOne of the qualities of the Prophet of Islam was his great vision, as a result of which he urged his followers to adopt a wise approach in all their dealings. A number of sayings on

light upon others. (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 73) Abdullah ibn Abbas said that the Prophet of Islam embraced him and prayed to God to grant him wisdom. (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 3756) A large number

traditions have been recorded which underscore the importance of wisdom. For instance, the Prophet of Islam said: How good is the gathering at which wise sayings are uttered. Similarly,