A COUNTER-IDEOLOGY IS REQUIRED

dispelled and instead clearly establish it as non-political. The objective of Islam is Islamization of the individual, and not Islamization of the state. In 1917 the Communist government was formed in Russia and the USSR was established in its wake. This situation was perceived as a threat by the United States of America. America countered the problem not with violence but through a sound counter ideology. Anti-communist literature was published on a wide scale and the entire world was flooded with it. One example of this is mentioned below: Yugoslavia’s Communist politician, Milovan Djilas (1911-1995) wrote a powerful book New Class: An Analysis of the Communist System (1957) criticizing the Communist system. It was introduced in the Reader’s Digest under the heading, Milovan Djilas and the Book that is Shaking the Communist World. (Eugene Lyon, October 1957) Given these historic precedents, the need to publish strong and powerful literature against the terrorist ideology is imperative—powerful enough to shake the terrorists at their very roots. So that a commentator may be able to remark: ‘This is the book that is shaking the terrorist world.’ This is the only solution to rid violence in the name of Islam that plagues the world today. No other solution will work in this regard. o The political ideology is inherently a violent ideology. Therefore, a counter ideology is required to face this violent ideology. Happiness The secret of happiness is in contentment. If you are living in contentment, then you will be happy. But if you are discontent with what you have achieved, then you are bound to live in a perpetual state of unhappiness.