ENJOINING GOOD AND FORBIDDING WRONG

means that I changed the construction of my house and constructed it anew.” Today, in various parts of the world violence is taking place in the name of jihad. This so-called ‘sacred violence’ is being led by selfstyled Muslim leaders. And in this, almost all Muslims are involved in some way or the other, because those Muslims who are not directly engaged in this violence are silent about it. From the Islamic point of view, this silence of theirs is tantamount to indirect involvement. Hence, according to Islamic principles, the entire Muslim ummah will be considered to be engaged in this violence—some directly, others indirectly. Facts tell us that this violence has produced no positive results at all. There is only one result that is ensuing everywhere from this violence—and that is, destruction. In this situation, then, one can, without any doubt say that these violent acts are definitely not taghayyur-e-munkar or rectification of any wrong. Rectifying a wrong means changing an undesirable situation and bringing in a desirable situation in its place. In contrast, any action that proves counterproductive is definitely destruction, and in no way an Islamically-desirable action. A negative reaction to an unwanted situation leads to violence and conflict. Rectifying a wrong is a completely positive action. It is undertaken to bring about reform in a given situation, not to make the situation even worse. Reforming a situation requires that one analyze it with an unbiased mind and then undertake efforts to reform it through constructive planning. Those who act contrary to this are, without any doubt, unleashing destruction and not carrying out reform. o Reforming a situation requires that one analyze it with an unbiased mind and then undertake efforts to reform it through constructive planning. Without God Man's life is incomplete without God.