nationalism.” Mr. Birla’s nationalism was inspired by intense feelings of dislike. Similarly the Islamism of the present-day Muslim leaders is born out of hatred for an opponent or enemy, whether real or

It is that they restrain their kings from perpetrating injustice and oppression.”FEBRUARY 10 On Islam and JihadA perusal of the Quran followed by a study of latter-day Muslim history will reveal a blatant

divine worship in a spirit of great serenity. Peace is thus central to the life of the believer. Islam is a religion of peace. And peace is a universal law of nature. That is because God loves the condition

field of modern science and technology. The reason for Muslims’ backwardness in modern times is not Islam, but that artificial hatred which our unwise leaders had fostered among Muslims. This hatred obstructed

have an exclusive advantage such as no other da‘i group had ever possessed in the earlier phases of Islam history. That is, we are in a position to present the call to monotheism before the world from the

beginning of the spiritual process in your personality and this process will continue to evolve. Islamic spirituality is, in essence, God-centred and not self- centred. When you discover your Creator, you

spirit of learning.’ Learning is a lifelong process. It has a beginning, but no end. The Prophet of Islam once said that you should acquire wisdom, even if you have to go to the ends of the earth. This shows

that at no future date would insurrection rear its head. In fact, most of those he forgave accepted Islam and became a source of strength to it, one instance being that of ‘Ikrimah, the son of Abu Jahl, formerly

spoke was different from common Arabic, retaining a strong Hebrew influence. After the coming of Islam, Arabs settled in many parts of Africa and Asia where other languages besides Arabic were spoken.

The 7th century A.D. marked the beginning of a period of historical change, made possible by the Islamic revolution of the Prophet Muhammad. Now, that process of change is reaching its culmination. Preachers