death, non-violence is life. Both the Quran and the hadith have attached great importance to jihad. What is jihad? Jihad means struggle, to struggle one’s utmost. It must be appreciated at the outset that

jihad with the Quran would mean an ideological struggle to conquer peoples’ hearts and minds through Islam’s superior ideology. In the light of this verse of the Quran, jihad in actual fact is another name

these minimal requests were not accepted. I know what status the literature of Maulana Maududi is coming to enjoy, in practical terms, in Jamaat-e-Islami circles. And perhaps the day is not far off when

death, non-violence is life. Both the Quran and the hadith have attached great importance to jihad. What is jihad? Jihad means struggle, to struggle one’s utmost. It must be appreciated at the outset that

jihad with the Quran would mean an ideological struggle to conquer peoples’ hearts and minds through Islam’s superior ideology. In the light of this verse of the Quran, jihad in actual fact is another name

initially an opponent of the Prophet of Islam and participated in several wars against him. Shortly before the conquest of Makkah (8 A.H), he came to Madinah and accepted Islam. While narrating the story of his

we find that the actual target of a religious mission is the Islamization of the individual rather than the State. The domination of Islam at the level of the state is only an offshoot of the religious

sand.” To become a true Muslim is to become a personification of Islam in the eyes of the world; it is to become so associated with Islam that one is fit to carry

Prophet of Islam replied:’ God is peace, peace is from Him and to Him is peace.’ (Al Bidaya was al-Nihayah, Part III, p. 267). This incident shows that even at such a juncture, the Prophet of Islam was a peace-lover

teachings of Islam; rather she will accept them as if they were the voice of her own heart. Here I would present these teachings of Islam in brief under different headingOBEDIENCEThe Quran says that “the

tries to correct himself. In this sense, forgiveness has a value in terms of social reform. Although Islam allows retaliation with certain strict conditions, but fulfilling these conditions is so difficult

for lords.” (3: 64) THE Quran describes an important principle for social life in the above words. What has been termed common word in the Quran—meaning common ground—is an essential principle for the conduct

compulsions of the individuals involved and the current circumstances. Only then can it be determined what can serve as the common ground between the parties concerned. Finding common ground is a matter

have become common ground for many different groups. But the present age is one of secularism. Now, what would be more effective would be to find common ground of a secular nature. Without this, our efforts