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(co111i11uedfromfro111 flap) In the current work, the Author draws upon Qur'anic teachings to critique the actions of political leaders; most notably, their use and abuse of religion and nationalism as political weapons. Furthermore, the Author provides a viable solution and advice to nations, and leaders of nations, on how to avoid such conflicts in the future. Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad is the Supreme Spiritual Leader of the world-wide Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at. He is a widely travelled man and a keen observer of other cultures and societies. He defends the peaceful position of Islam in this book, as he did in Murder in The Na111e of Allah, which gained wide acclamation.