This book could’ not be more timely With misguided Muslims claiming the Prophet Muhammad sanctioned violence, leading millions of non-Muslims around the world to perceive Islam as an inherently violent religion, here is a renowned Islamic scholar who says exactly the opposite. He demonstrates that Islam only allows defensive wars and that the denial of justice is no justification for aggression. Drawing on his deep knowledge of the Quran and early Arabic texts the Maulana shows that peace is the basic ideolology of Islam, but unfortunately this vital truth has been hidden by religion which has deteriorated into stagnant ritualism’ —Sir Mark Tully ‘l have great respect for Wahiduddin as a scholar of Islam who interprets his faith for the modern generation’ —Khushwant Singh ‘The ideology of violence, the Maulana argues, cannot be countered with guns and bombs, but only with the ideology ‘ace—Times of India Cover photograph by .Debashis Mukherjee Cover design by Puja Ahuja
THE PROPHET OF PEACE
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What is jihad? What is the Quran’s position on terrorism? What did the Prophet Muhammad say of those who took their own lives? Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, one of the most eminent scholars of Islam in the contemporary Muslim world, draws on original Arabic sources to correct misconceptions about Islam’s early history and to establish that the revolution brought about by the Prophet was entirely bloodless. In fact, the Prophet Muhammad formulated an ideal ideology of peace which he faithfully and rigorously put into practice. In his time, there were some minor skirmishes, but no full- fledged wars. 7he Prophet of Peace deals with the significant issues associated with the life of the Prophet, including jihad, ijtihaad, the concept of war and the relationship with other religious communities. Quoting extensively from the Quran and’ the Hadith, Maulana. Wahiduddin Khan illujninates the Islamic view of modernity, secularism, democracy, freedom of speech and the relevance of Islam in the modern age, clarifying that Islam as revealed in the Quran is not anti-modernity, nor does it advocate violence.
- AUTHOR: MAULANA WAHIDUDEEN KHAN
- ISBN0-193-06817-4
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