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a Muslim Gandhi

Date: January 21, 2003 | 18 Dhu-l-Qidah 1423 Hijriah
Blog: veiled4allah
Subjects: nonviolence
AbdulGhaffar Khan, also known as Badshah Khan or Bacha Khan, was a contemporary of Gandhi and founder of a 100,000-strong Islamic non-violence movement in India. Some of his sayings include:
  • For today's children and the world, my thoughts are that only if they accept nonviolence can they escape destruction, with all this talk of the atom bomb, and live a life of peace. If this doesn't happen, then the world will be in ruins
  • Violence needs less courage than nonviolence
  • Violence will always breed hatred. Nonviolence breeds love
  • There is nothing surprising in a Muslim or a Pathan like me subscribing to the creed of nonviolence. It is not a new creed. It was followed 1,400 years ago by the Prophet all the time when he was in Mecca
  • Islam operates on a simple principle - never hurt anyone by tongue, by gun, or by hand. Not to lie, steal, and harm is true Islam
You can read about him at A Pacifist Uncovered. A lengthly discussion of Khan's life after the partition of India is available at Bacha Khan in Afghanistan. There has also been a book written about him, "Non-Violent Soldier of Islam", which is reviewed here.

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~ Posted by Al-Muhajabah, a member of the reality-based community, at 09:32 PM

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Saffiyya Shaheen said: Total comments: 1  

Asalaam alaikoom sister,
Thank you for bringing attention to Bacha Khan. His history has been actively suppressed since his movement began, which I feel is to the detriment of Muslim history.
It is nice to know that someone else appreciates what he has accomplished.
JazakAllah khairun and fi imanAllah,
saffiyya

~ Posted at January 26, 2003 08:41 PM | Comment Permalink

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