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JihadOn Violenceand Muslimsby Asghar Ali“The Prophet lovedpeace so much that atHudaibiyah he acceptedpeace even on what othersthought as ‘humiliating’conditions.”82 Masjid Khadijah
JihadNeedless to say violence and Muslimshave become inalienable concepts formedia, particularly western media.However, this will not stand any scrutiny orcritical inquiry. The media does not care toinvestigate things in depth. It adopts verysuperficial approach based on prejudices ratherthan facts. It is therefore very necessary to putthings in proper perspective through criticalinquiry.Like Muslims, Islam is also associated withviolence. It is not only the western scholars andmedia but also Muslims themselves who areresponsible for spreading such view. They oftentalk about jihad very loosely without knowingthe Quranic position about it or its situationalcontext. So Muslims also have to do lot of rethinkingabout jihad and its true concept. Loosetalk about it harms the image of Islam.I have often emphasised that peace is centralto Islam and war (harb or qital, not jihad)incidental but this has been reversed in popularpublic imagination and war (harb, qital) hasbecome central and peace incidental. PartlyMuslim (not Islamic) history is responsible forit. Islam, in fact, appeared in the midst of intertribalwar in the Arab society and so peacebecame its main mission. The ProphetMuhammad (PBUH) went to Madina fromMecca as peace -maker.The people of Madina belonging to tribes ofKhazraj and Aus were tired of inter-tribal war,which had gone on for forty years. They found aray of hope in the Prophet of Islam and invitedhim to Madina to establish peace between thetwo tribes. The Prophet gladly accepted the roleof peace -maker as it also allowed him to escapefrom violence against him and his followers inMecca. Prophet did not want his followers tocontinue to suffer as they had stood severepersecution for last a decade. He wanted peacefor all. Peace and security were very central forhim.The Prophet was so concerned with peacethat he drew up a covenant between Muslims,Jews and pagans to coexist pursuing theirrespective religions. The Quran stood forfreedom of conscience (2:256) and so theProphet allowed all in Madina to follow theirrespective religions and coexist with each other.The Quran also says that diversity is Allah’s will(5:48). Thus Islam stands for inter-religiousharmony. The main concern of the Quran istruth (haq), justice (‘adl), compassion (rahmah)and wisdom (hikma).The Prophet loved peace so much that atHudaibiyah he accepted peace even on whatothers thought as ‘humiliating’ conditions. TheProphet had gone with the intention ofperforming Hajj accompanied by 10,000 followerswho were armed as he feared attack by theMeccan unbelievers. But when he was met withresistance by the Meccans he readily agreed tonegotiate peace instead of fighting andshedding blood. The Prophet did not make it amatter of prestige and returned fromHudaibiyah after negotiating peace withoutperforming Hajj.This even clearly shows how central peacewas for the Prophet. He silently toleratedpersecution for years and migrated to Madinawhen it became unbearable. Even when heentered Mecca finally triumphant he pardonedall his worst enemies including Hindon who hadchewed his uncle Hamza’s liver after killing himin the battle of Badr. Qisas (retaliation) was thewell -established practice of Arabs. But theProphet transcended that Arab social practicesI have often emphasised thatpeace is central to Islam andwar (harb or qital, not jihad)incidental but this has beenreversed in popular publicimagination and war (harb,qital) has become centraland peace incidental.Masjid Khadijah 83
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