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312 312 312 312 312 312 B ASICS OF R ELIGIOUS E DUCATION - F IFTH E DITION G G G G G E N E R A L E N E R A L E N E R A L E N E R A L E N E R A L R R R R R E L I G I O U S E L I G I O U S E L I G I O U S E L I G I O U S E L I G I O U S K K K K K N O W L E D G E N O W L E D G E N O W L E D G E N O W L E D G E N O W L E D G E Jihad with the Pen The Promised Messiah as says: ‘Once the Holy Prophet sa , had to offer all the five prayers together. Now it is the Jihad with the Pen (instead of the sword) that has to be waged. That is why this is now the time that the people should be courageous and sacrifice their time and wealth. You should know it well that this is not the time to go to the battlefield for religious purposes. The battles that were fought during the life time of the Holy Prophet sa , were not meant to convert the non- believers to Islam by force; these battles were fought by the Muslims to defend themselves. When the Muslims were inhumanly tortured and turned out of Mecca and many Muslims had become martyrs, it was then that God commanded them to fight back; this definitely was a defensive measure. Now the times have changed. There is peace every where; it is with the Pen that Islam is being attacked. That is why it is necessary that Pen should be used to rebut the attacks. God the Almighty says in the Holy Quran that you should make preparation to defend yourselves with the same kind of weapons as the opponents happen to use. Think of the preparations that the opponents of Islam are now making. They are not lining up armies. They are publishing magazines and books. We also should, therefore, pick up our pen and answer their attacks with magazines and books. It can never be that the prescription (treatment) and the sickness be at odds. If the treatment does not conform with the sickness, the consequence is bound to be useless and harmful. ’. . . . (Malfoozat vol. 8, p. 20)