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It All Depends on the Angle of Vision

It is a fact that man, by nature, is ambitious. Formerly, in
order to fulfil his ambitions, he used try either to conquer
nations or occupy more land by engaging in one battle after
another. But now none of these courses need to be resorted to.
Today, technology has become an alternative to such action,
as every kind of development and progress can be had without
fighting or violence. Indeed, modern technology has opened
the doors to peace.
The modern age is one of technology. Those who continue
to fight in this age give proof of the fact that they are unaware
of the opportunities presented by the new age. They want to
continue to live in this age of peace with the outdated mindset
of the age of war.

Those Muslims who are fighting to achieve political goals are
perhaps unaware that by utilizing the resources of modern
technology, they can attain all their goals peacefully.

The European colonial period lasted from the sixteenth to
the mid-twentieth century. The basic purpose of colonialism
was to secure a global market for the produce of the colonizing
nations. At that time, this was possible only by gaining political
power over a country. Therefore, colonialism in practice turned
into “political colonialism”. However, in the present age the
industrial nations are fulfilling the same purpose on an even
larger scale without having to wage either military or political
battles. This change has become possible only through modern
technology.
Those Muslims who are fighting to achieve political
goals are perhaps unaware that by utilizing the resources of
modern technology, they can attain all their goals peacefully.
The violent method, on the contrary, can only cause loss of life
and property.

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