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Famous Quotes
These quotes from the writings of Maulana Wahiduddin Khan on subjects such as peace and
non-violence in Islam, spirituality, the purpose of life, the teachings of the Quran and the Hadith, etc.
  • Whenever the Prophet had to choose between two courses, he would always opt for the easier course.
  • Now, a peaceful course of action is not just one of the possibilities: it is the only feasible and result-oriented option.
  • As seen during the conquest of Makkah, the Prophet adhered to the principle of peace even in extreme emergencies.
  • Migration or hijrah of the Prophet Muhammad is a clear example of abandoning violent solutions in favour of peaceful solutions.
  • Far from being an armed struggle, jihad is a peaceful struggle.
  • The entire life of the Prophet is a practical demonstration of his peace-loving policy.
  • According to the Islamic shariah, peace is the rule in matters of jihad, while war is the least desirable option.
  • Countering aggression with aggression is a hard option, while countering aggression with patience and forbearance is an easier option.
  • The truth is that Islam’s being a peaceful religion shows that it is an eternal religion. Had it been a religion of violence, it would not have stood the test of time.
  • ‘Jihad’ essentially is a peaceful struggle. One form of this peaceful struggle is dawah (communication of the message of God)
  • The position of peace in Islam is sacrosanct, while war in Islam is allowed only in exceptional cases when it cannot be avoided.
  • The goal of the Islamic mission is to make people realize the existence of the one and only God and to strive to bring about a revolution in their hearts and minds.
  • Targeting non-combatants even in defensive war is unlawful.
  • “God grants to gentleness what he does not grant to harshness.” - The Prophet Muhammad
  • Islam believes in turning one’s enemy into a friend through peaceful means, instead of declaring him an enemy and then waging war against him.
  • According to Islam we can become martyrs, but we cannot court a martyr’s death deliberately.
  • Quranic commands to do battle were always specific to particular
    sets of circumstances, and were not meant to be indiscriminately applied at the will of individuals.
  • Peaceful circumstances produce a propitious environment for Islam, while violent circumstances result in antagonism towards it.
  • War brings nothing but death and destruction. Whereas peace fosters benign creativity.
  • The Qur’an states that the prophets were sent to the world as a mercy to the people (21:107).
  • Those who seek to please God will be guided by Him to “the paths of peace”. (16:5)
  • The Qur’an sets patience above all other Islamic virtues. Its reward is “beyond measure.”
  • Violence is the way of destruction while non-violence is the way of construction.
  • The truly desirable revolution is that which permits gradual and beneficial changes. And this can be achieved only on the basis of non-violence.
  • Jihad with the Quran means an ideological struggle to conquer peoples’ hearts and minds.
  • Had the Prophet and his companions adopted the path of confrontation instead of peaceful migration, the history of Islam might have been buried shortly after its inception.
  • All the precious books and the classical literature of Islam are a result of the peaceful activities during the time of the tabi‘un and their succeeding generations.
  • The Prophet forbade any uprising against political institutions. The resulting absence of strife permitted the uninterrupted propagation of Islam.
  •  “The religion of Muslims has conquered where their arms had failed.”
  • According to the teachings of Islam, war is to be waged not against the enemy but against the aggressor.
  • Izhar ad-din signifies intellectual and ideological dominance, not political dominance.
  • The latest scientific developments now uphold age-old religious truths.
  • The coercive and oppressive political system was destroyed by the revolution brought about by the Prophet and his companions which set in motion a process of intellectual liberalization.
  • The advent of the modern scientific age has made possible the global propagation of Islam for the first time in world history.
  • A peaceful world is like a paradise on earth. It is only in such a world that we can meet and establish contact with God, the Creator of Man and the Universe.
  • According to a hadith, a time was to come when God’s words would enter all the homes in the world (Musnad, Ahmad).
  • Only under a normal relationship between the da‘i and the mad’u, can the message of Islam be conveyed in a propitious atmosphere.
  • The time has come today for Islam to play a great constructive role, leading human history once again into a new age of progress.
  • The Muslims have been unable to join the main-stream in modern times, it is because they are so easily provoked and so ready to resort to violence.
  • Let Muslims once renounce violence and they will be welcomed, as brothers, into the main-stream. In all institutions ranging from the social to the educational, the equality of their partnership will be assured.
  • Islam played a key role in disassociating religion from science. This paved the way for great progress to be made in the field of scientific investigation.
  • A dawah mission cannot afford wars and violent confrontations.
  • In the present world the developed countries have become economic or military superpowers, but the place is vacant for an ideological superpower, and that, potentially belongs to Islam.
  • If you behave properly with those holding divergent views from you, then you deserve to be credited with having an excellent character.
  • The ability to be tolerant of the actions, beliefs and opinions of others is a major factor in promoting world peace. -The United Nations
  • Peace in actual fact simply opens up opportunities for the achievement of justice.
  • Violent activities breed hatred in society, while non-violent activities foster love.
  • Muslims themselves must show the rest of the world that Islam is a religion of peace.
  • Forbearance is a great enabling factor in collective human development.
  • In this world, unity is achievable only by learning to unite inspite of differences, rather than insisting on unity without differences.

  • The root cause of most of our problems is traceable to our deviation from the peaceful model of nature.

  • Human beings should follow the example of the stars and planets which remain in continual motion in their orbits, without ever colliding with one another.

  • Peace is essential for a better way of living, peace of mind, peace in the family and peace in nature.
  • Japan abandoned violence and adopted a peaceful course which helped it become a great economic super power.