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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Defending the Woman's Rights Chapter Six : Violence Against Woman In Islamic teachings, all kinds of violence against all people have been banned. Gentleness, however, has been emphasized in social relations. The Holy Prophet (a.s.) said: "Nothing is more beloved to Allah and his Messenger than faith and gentleness with people.

And nothing is more hateful to Allah and His Messenger than polytheism and violence against people." 1 The subject of violence is sometimes misused and misinterpreted. To understand the concept of violence truly, it should be born in mind that the Islamic reprisal of the criminals, Jihad with the unfaithful, and using war instruments against violators of human rights are vital issues recommended to Muslims throughout the Qur'an.

Reprisal is sometimes a vital tool, because violators and oppressors do any oppression, kill and torture cruelly for their interests, and use the highest levels of violence. Before such people, non-violence has an inhumane meaning. It is in fact like gentleness to a rapacious leopard.

The behavior of the holy Qur'an toward these violent individuals is for the interest of humanity : (Whoever then acts aggressively against you, inflict injury on him according to the injury he has inflicted ________________________ 1 Bihar al-Anwar, 72/457, quoted from Nawadir ar-Rawandi. on you, and be careful of your duty to Allah and know that Allah is with those who guard against evil.) 1 The only way for facing these human-like savages is violence and not logic.

Some simple-minded proponents of western liberal-democratic school think that the oppressors can be confronted with logic and ethics, without any violence. All the past and present realities and instances nullify this false imagination. This is also rejected in the overall history of the prophets. The Prophet of Islam, who is (Mercy for the worlds) and whose motto is "I have been sent (as prophet) for completing the nobilities of character" went to 83 wars.

He battled even with inner opponents and had a decisive behavior with Muslims who did not accept some Islamic rules. This statement of the Prophet (a.s.) manifests the true way for Muslims : "Goodness, all the goodness is maintained by (the force of) the sword. People are directed to goodness only by the sword. And the swords are keys to the Paradise and the Hell." 2 The same tradition 3 is also narrated from Imam Baqir (a.s.), the fifth infallible Imam.