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The Age of Peace

Experience also confirms the above fact. Since the time
Muslims have taken to violence in the present age, no
scientific development has taken place in the Muslim world.
The entire Muslim community has been reduced to being a
taker community – unlike what it was in the past. According
to a principle of nature set forth in the Quran, only those who
are givers prove to be successful in this world. (13:17)

Those who are engaged in violence in the Muslim community
have become a permanent obstacle to the progress of Muslims.
Such people should forthwith cease all their violent activities
and bury their weapons, so that an atmosphere of peace may
prevail in the Muslim world, thus allowing it to emerge once
again as a creative community.
In those countries where terrorism exists, the work of
education and scientific development comes to a halt. On the
contrary, in countries where there is no terrorism, progress
goes unabated in every field. This bears out the old adage that
peace promotes all kinds of progress, while violence endangers
all kinds of constructive activities.
No constructive target can be achieved by fighting. You
cannot grow a tree by fighting. You cannot build a planned
city by fighting. You cannot bring a developed civilization into
existence by fighting. An educated society cannot be produced
by fighting. Those who are engaged in fighting clearly
demonstrate that they are totally unaware of the realities of
life. Trying to achieve a positive target by fighting is a grave
misjudgement of both man and the Creator.
The whole universe is one of peace. But this peace is
compulsory in the sense that it has been externally imposed.
Then God Almighty wanted to create man who could adopt
self-imposed peace or have peace by choice. For this purpose,
He settled man on the planet earth and promised the greatest
reward for those who could stand up to this test. Those who

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