Table of Contents

PART ONE 3

Islam’s View on War 5

War is the worst thing known to mankind 5

War is an illness 5

War as the last resort 6

Islam through conviction 6

The Jizyah tax . . . finally 6

The Prophet’s wars were fought in self defence 8

The least amount of casualties 9

Excess of killing and torturing 9

Frightening scenes of the brutality of the Moguls 10

Modern wars are no less brutal 12

The increase of the dangers of war in the modern age 13

The other effects of war 14

Towards a comprehensive peace 15

Cutting the roots of war 16

Exposing ‘War by proxy’ 18

War is an extraordinary situation 19

Islam’s Guidance on War 22

The condition of parental permission 22

Jihad is not incumbent upon certain groups 23

Jihad is not incumbent upon women 24

War is not permitted in the absence of the just Imam 26

The invitation to Islam . . . firstly 27

Limiting (fighting) to the least amount necessary 28

No war when sanctuary is given 31

Cease fire during the Sacred Months 35

Prisoners of war are not to be killed 35

Those who were forced to fight should not be killed 38

Tolerance in the treatment of the enemy 38

Justification to the enemy, and not initiating attack 42

Women not to be harmed 44

Messengers not to be killed 44

Prohibition of fighting not in accordance with the Sunnah 45

Cowards are not to go to war 45

The Covenanter (Dhimmi) not to be killed 45

The noblemen of the Infidels to be respected 46

Not taking booty is a desirable act 46

Children are not to be killed 47

Trees are not to be felled, nor the supply of water cut off 47

Islam’s View on Killing 48

Islam takes a serious view of the unjust killing of people 48

Forbidding the taking part in killing 53

Legalising the killing of a believer is equal to apostasy 54

Forbidding beating unjustly 55

No to suicide 56

The parent may not kill his child even if illegitimate 58

The prohibition of abortion 58

Killing a believer for his faith is a serious crime 58

The expiation for the killing of the believer 59

The consequences of killing a believer 60

PART TWO 67

Islamic Movement and Peace 70

The Movement Must be Peaceful 70

The Noble Consequences of Peace 74

Peace . . . always 77

Peace: The Way of the Prophets and the Imams 79

Peace Safeguards Islam 82

Peace Amongst Members of the Movement 85

The Results of Peace 87

Equilibrium of Thought and Deed Results in Peace 90

Building Blocks of Peace Within the Movement 93

Instilling Peace 95

PART THREE 99

Non-Violence in the Teachings of Islam 101

Non-violence by nature: 102

Non-violence by coercion: 102

Non-violence by design: 103

Acquiring a Non-violence Discipline 104

War Conducts: Islam vs. Others 106

Islamic Teachings on Non-violence in Combat 111

Weapon of Non-Violence vs. Violence 114

Physical Non-violence 115

Verbal Non-violence 118

Non-Violence by Heart 122