THE MANIFESTATION OF RELIGION

~ 79 ~ a serious and beneficial dialogue between Islam and non-Islam, the result of which will necessarily be in favour of Islam. ISLAM IN THE PRESENT AGE Now the question arises as to whether an Islam which teaches non-violence can be of relevance in the present age, and assume a superior position once again in new situations. The answer is entirely in the affirmative. The truth is that Islam’s being a peaceful religion shows that it is an eternal religion. Had it been a religion of violence, it would not have been eternal. For, in modern times, the way of violence has been totally rejected by contemporary thinking. Now, only that system is worthy of consideration and acceptance the teachings of which are based on peace and nonviolence. Modern thinking, for example, has rejected communism. One of the major reasons was that communism had to be sustained by violence. And under no circumstances is violence acceptable to the modern mind. Nazism and Fascism too have been