Maulana Wahiduddin Khan's blog

It 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.

Many people justify violence by saying that they have been the victims of plots and conspiracies and so must put an end to this by fighting. This excuse is quite baseless. What is generally regarded as a plot is, in actual fact, a manifestation of that plan of nature which has been established in the present world as a natural law.

In any controversy, one way to attempt to settle matters is for both parties to enter into violent confrontation. The better way to settle disputes is to effect a reconciliation at the very outset. econciliation is like a safety valve in any situation where there are conflicting interests and where tempers can become explosive. So at times of
provocation, the best course to adopt is a conciliatory rather than a confrontational one. That is a law of nature.

Although many allurements exist in this world, they are there purely to put man to the test. They are not something desirable for man. In avoidance of temptation man shows that he is prudent and a man of principles.