THE POLICY OF DELINKING

his companions. It is this wise strategy which has been described by E. E. Kellet in these words: He faced adversity with the determination to wring success out of failure. In other words, the Prophet adopted this principle for his mission: Ignore the problems, avail the opportunities. The principle adopted by Prophet Muhammad in Makkah was not, in fact, a religious principle. This principle was based rather on the law of nature. According to the general law of nature, this principle applies to everyone, whether one’s mission be religious or secular. The truth is that, according to the law of nature, in every situation two things exist at the same time—problems and opportunities. It is not possible that problems will exist and opportunities will not. That is why wisdom demands that before embarking on a mission, a person should review the situation in a dispassionate way, and refrain from launching oneself on a course of action with an eye only on the problems, for this is a way which goes against nature. The principle of delinking helps a person to save oneself from opting for violent methods and utilizing peaceful means to achieve one's goals. In this world the only practicable method is that which is based on positive planning: that is, ignoring the problem and discovering the opportunities present, and availing of them. This is realistic planning. And in this world, realistic planning alone is successful so far as the result is concerned. In present times, those who are involved in violence show that they are unaware of the principle of success based on the policy of delinking. Since these people are going against the law of nature, they can never be successful in this world. They are fated only to carve out a history of destruction. They can never create a history of progress and development. The eternal law of the Creator for this world is that the way of violence never works and that only the way of peace is feasible. Result-oriented action is that which is based on peace. The method based on violence will always fail, just as a farmer would be unsuccessful if he dropped a bomb on his field expecting lush green vegetation to flourish there. o Result-oriented action in this world is that which is based on peace. The method based on violence will always be a failure.