Islamic Fundamentalism
Islamic Fundamentalism
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religious
sense
of
the
word
(
Mishkat
al-Masabih
).
That these are the five fundamentals of Islam has
been made quite clear by the Prophet himself.
Furthermore, what is desirable in the observance of
all of these five pillars is the internal spirit and not
the external form. Now if certain people take it
upon themselves to revive these five fundamentals
of Islam, their endeavours will be confined to an
entirely peaceful sphere of activity. At no stage
would they ever reach the point of resorting to
violence and aggression. The inner spirit which is
meant to pervade all actions stemming from the
observance of these principles can only be
inculcated by advice, counseling and well-reasoned
argument. There is no other viable way of achieving
this objective save that of peaceful striving.
ISLAM AND POLITICS
In making an assessment of Islam in relation to
politics, one crucial point must be taken into
consideration, which is that, politics is only a
relative and not the real part of Islam. This
