THE COMMAND OF WAR IN ISLAM

~ 63 ~ This great change in the pattern of human life was exactly in accordance with Islam. It thus became possible for believers, whether they possessed political power or not to attain constructive goals without any hindrance. It was this system which effected the transition from the age of kingship to the age of institutions. Thus it has become possible for the believers to set up various establishments of their own on a large scale, and indirectly bring political institutions under their influence. And in so doing, they can penetrate society, which was earlier possible only through political power: for instance, in training the new generation, creating an intellectual atmosphere by making available the print and electronic media, the propagation of ideas through books, continuing the process of ijtihad through research foundations, safeguarding religion by opening more mosques and schools, the acquisition of finance through industrial institutions, universal realization of one’s objectives Jihad in actual fact is another name of peaceful activism or non-violent activism.