EDUCATION ALONE WILL NOT WORK — Renouncing Muslim Militancy

Modern Muslim militancy can be eradicated neither through airstrikes nor through education. It can be eradicated only by providing a counter-ideology. The issue of terrorism is an issue of ideology versus ideology and not one of ideology versus the gun or ideology versus education. The right course is to re-engineer the modern Muslim mind. We should present to them the true ideology of Islam based on peace and tolerance. The real Islamic jihad is based on peace and spirituality. Therefore, the problem of Muslim terrorism can be solved only by reviving the real Islam and not by taking recourse to any other means. Centre for Peace and Spirituality is an organization which aims to promote the culture of peace through mind-based spirituality. The Centre presents an ideology of peace, tolerance and co-existence that has been developed to address the modern mind. Modern Muslim militancy can be eradicated only by providing a counter-ideology. This ideology of peace based on the Quran, the preserved word of God, and the Sunnah, the sayings and deeds of Prophet Muhammad, is the only counter-ideology to the problem of violence. The Centre has published several books on Islam and the life of the Prophet of Islam, which show that Islam is a religion of peace. Many people after having read these books have developed rethinking in themselves and have abandoned the path of militancy and adopted the way of peace. o Exalted Conduct When a man is enraged at anything which goes against his will, tolerance as a priority becomes paramount. The true superman is one who, in really trying situations, can demonstrate his super-tolerance.