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All other issues of intolerance and extremism have
branched out from their misconceptions of jihad. The
most important point for Muslims today is to know
the importance of peace and to know that jihad is not
needed in today’s age. The command for jihad, in terms
of qital (war), is suspended. If in present times, we can
achieve everything we want by peaceful methods, then
why engage in qital or fighting? This is the basic problem
that needs to be addressed. Trying to establish Islamic
Shariah by force or through coercion is also an offshoot
of this wrong concept of jihad. Muslims must abandon
the violent method and work peacefully for constructive
goals.

12 What is a peaceful life?

peaceful life can be had if one understands that ideal
A peace cannot be achieved in this world. You have to
adhere to practical wisdom in life and not ideal wisdom.
If you take the option of following practical wisdom in
every situation, you will become peaceful. Peace cannot
be had if you wish to deal with situations by applying the
yardstick of ideal wisdom.

Furthermore, an individual’s life can be peaceful only
if he accepts the principle of unilateral peace and not
bilateral peace. Peace can be achieved only on a unilateral
basis. If you try to demand peace on a bilateral basis,
then it would become impossible.

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