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Jihad in Quran: A Peaceful Ideology

you are in fact trying to seek adjustment with the laws of nature.
You are pursuing the policy of buying time.
According to the law of nature, political rule is not the
monopoly of one person or one group; it is bound to change
from one group to some other group, so adopting a pro-change
policy is wasting your time and energy in terms of the result,
while accepting the political status quo is simply waiting for your
turn which is bound to come to you, sooner or later.
Politics is not the only important field of human activity. There
are many other vital spheres of work, like education, business,
industry, social reform, academic learning, scientific research,
etc. The formula of political status quoism means taking no
action against the prevailing political system and availing of the
opportunities that are present in so many other fields. In this
sense, political status quoism is the formula that is based on the
greatest wisdom.
If you adopt the method of political confrontation, you have
to fight the opposing party and fighting invariably yields negative
results. However, when you adopt the formula of political status
quoism there is no rival group, you do not need to fight against
anyone, and you have enough time to try to achieve what is
achievable for you.

Jihad in Quran: A Peaceful

Ideology

hose who are introduced to the Quran only through the
Tmedia generally have the impression that the Quran is a book

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