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Peace: The Summum Bonum

32 What is your advice to Syrian Muslims?

he entire world is praying for Syrian Muslims, so are
Twe. It is not only a matter of praying, it is also matter
of changing their mindset. Muslims do not change
their way of thinking and that is why all the prayers are
not yielding any result. Had the prayers of millions of
Muslims around the world yielded any result, then all
the radicalism, violence and killing we see in Syria in
the name of hukumat-e-ilahiya (establishing a so-called
‘divine rule’) should have come to an end. Till the time
Muslims do not become a peaceful community in the
complete sense of the word, such instances will never
finish.

33 How did Muslim empires spread Islam?

ll previous so-called Muslim empires were dynasties;
Athey were not Islamic empires but family empires.
Islam spread on its own strength and not because of a
ruler gaining political power over a people or land.

34 Many people lost their loved ones

in violence. How can their hearts be
comforted?

he Quran gives advice on this matter. Almost seventy
TCompanions of the Prophet were killed in the Battle

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