| Answer:
The basic difference between the two is that the struggle for
freedom is always non-violent while the latter is generally not. To be free
and be part of a free country is one’s basic right. However, Islam does not
allow a person to resort to violence in achieving this end. If a certain
country is under the occupation of governments in which Muslims are
oppressed and subjected to injustices and persecution, then they must try to
bring a change in the political leadership in a democratic manner by uniting
under a single leadership and then trying to win the majority in their
favour.
If this struggle for freedom is to assume the shape of an armed uprising,
then it should meet certain conditions of which the foremost is availability
of a state – whether it is established for this purpose or whether an
already established one is used to achieve this objective. If they are not
able to meet this and other conditions of an armed uprising, then they are
not authorized to resort to militancy in any form. |