SPIRIT OF ISLAM FEBRUARY 2018

18 Spirit of Islam Issue 62 February 2018 another such group immediately takes its place, and so it goes on and on quite endlessly. That is why this chain of action and reaction over the issue of differences can never be halted. The method of violence goes against the plan of nature, which ensures that each individual has full opportunities to perform his role in human progress by exploiting their capabilities to the fullest extent. This benefit can be availed of only in a peaceful atmosphere. The perpetrators of violence, by categorizing people as enemies, attempt to obliterate the precious lives of human beings, even before they have had the opportunity to utilize their potential and benefit humanity. According to the law of nature, any great task always requires the support of society as a whole. Without collective participation, no one can accomplish any great feat. And this can materialize only in a peaceful atmosphere. Mutual co-operation is just not possible in an atmosphere of violence. In such an atmosphere people tend to be psychologically unbalanced. How then can mutual co-operation become possible in such an environment? One of the evils of violence is that, in the vicious atmosphere created by it, there is no possibility of any sustainable development. Any great task of progress becomes result-oriented only after long-term planning and action. This kind of planning can make headway only in a peaceful atmosphere. In a violent atmosphere, such plans face setbacks time and again, without any progress being made; on the pretext of killing the enemy, the process of human progress is dealt a deathblow. The worst effect of the use of violence is that one receives nothing in return, and perhaps even forfeits previous gains. Any victory earned by means of violence is actually a defeat. Violence is a wrong choice made by one suffering from the feeling of deprivation. Any group, rightly or wrongly, may suffer from this feeling. There is only one useful way of getting rid of it and that is by peaceful means. The violent method is so lethal that it is no choice at all for anybody. Violence, from the point of view of its result, only adds to this feeling of deprivation, instead of putting an end to it. Violence is nothing but an outburst of a provoked person. Violence provides no positive solution to any problem. According to the law of nature, any great task always requires the support of society as a whole. Without collective participation, no one can accomplish any great feat.