Islam's Response to Contemporary Issues — Page 34
34 islam’s response to contemporary issues Then he should have been of those who believe and exhort one another to exercise patience while they do the same themselves and they exhort one another to be considerate and merciful to others while they themselves are considerate and merciful. 36 Survival of the Fittest According to the Holy Quran, the survival and ultimate victory of a Message depends entirely upon the potency of its arguments and not on the material force it can employ. The Holy Quran is very clear and specific on this subject. It declares that even if the most powerful forces are employed to annihilate Truth and support falsehood, such efforts would invariably be defeated and frustrated. Reason will always prevail over the crude force of material weapons. For instance, it is stated in the Holy Quran: But those who knew for certain that they would one day meet Allah said: How many a small party has triumphed over a large party by Allah’s command! And Allah is with the steadfast. 37 The concept of the supremacy of Islam has to be understood in the context of the afore-mentioned Divine command. In another part of a verse of the Holy Quran, it is stated: