S E C T I O N E : I sl a m
P e ac e All M u sli m s, a n d i n d e e d all p e o pl e, d e si r e t o li v e i n p e a c e. P e a c e i s n ot si m pl y t h e a b s e n c e of vi ol e n c e. R at h e r, it i s a st at e of li vi n g i n h a r m o n y wit h ot h e r s a n d wit h o ut a n y f e a r. T h e r e a r e m a n y m e nti o n s of p e a c e a n d r e c o n cili a ti o n i n t h e Q u r’ a n, t h e H a dit h a n d ot h e r I sl a mi c w riti n g s.
T h e a ct u al w o r d I sl a m m e a n s ‘ p e a c e t h r o u g h s u b mi s si o n’ t o t h e will of All a h. W h e n t w o M u sli m s m e et e a c h ot h e r t h e y e x c h a n g e t h e f oll o wi n g g r e eti n g: ‘ Al- s al a m u ‘ al a y k u m’ w hi c h m e a n s ‘ P e a c e b e u p o n y o u’. H o w e v e r, f o r a M u sli m, t hi s attit u d e of p e a c e d o e s n ot e n d wit h t h ei r f ell o w b eli e v e r s. I n f a ct, t h e Q u r’ a n s a y s:
‘ T h e s e r v a nt s of t h e L o r d of M e r c y a r e t h o s e w h o w al k h u m bl y o n t h e e a rt h
a n d w h o, w h e n a g g r e s si v e p e o pl e a d d r e s s t h e m, r e pl y wit h w o r d s of p e a c e.’ ( Q u r’ a n, S u r a h 2 5: 6 3)
F o r M u sli m s, p e a c e i s t h e v e r y g o al f o r w hi c h All a h r e v e al e d t h e Q u r’ a n a n d t h e r eli gi o n of I sl a m t o M u h a m m a d. T h e y u n d e r st a n d t h at f oll o wi n g I sl a m i s t h e r o ut e t o p e a c e b ot h i n o u r i n di vi d u al li v e s a n d i n o u r li v e s i n s o ci et y. I n t h e w o r d s of t h e Q u r’ a n:
‘ G o d i n vit e s [ all] t o t h e H o m e of P e a c e a n d i n vit e s w h o e v e r H e will t o a st r ai g ht p at h.’
( Q u r’ a n, S u r a h 1 0: 2 5)
A c c o r di n g t o t h e Q u r’ a n a n d t h e H a dit h, M u sli m s s h o ul d w o r k f o r p e a c e a m o n g all h u m a n ki n d. M u sli m s l o o k t o M u h a m m a d, a n d hi s e x a m pl e s et o ut i n t h e H a dit h a n d S u n n a h, a s t h e b e st e x a m pl e of a p e a c ef ul lif e. H e i s ‘ a n e x c ell e n t m o d el’ ( Q u r’ a n, s u r a h 3 3: 2 1).
T h e c o n c e pt of r e c o n cili ati o n i s al s o i m p o rt a nt i n I sl a m. T hi s i n cl u d e s b ot h r e c o n cili ati o n b et w e e n i n di vi d u al M u sli m s i n t h e M u sli m c o m m u nit y ( t h e U m m a h ) a n d b et w e e n M u sli m s a n d n o n - M u sli m s.
B el o w a r e j u st t h r e e of t h e m a n y v e r s e s f r o m t h e Q u r’ a n w hi c h p r o m ot e
r e c o n cili a ti o n: ‘ S o f e a r All a h a n d a m e n d t h at w hi c h i s b et w e e n y o u.’ [ Q u r’ a n, S u r a h 8: 1]
‘ N o g o o d i s t h e r e i n m u c h of t h ei r p ri v at e c o n v e r s ati o n, e x c e pt f o r t h o s e w h o e nj oi n c h a rit y o r t h at w hi c h i s ri g ht o r c o n cili ati o n b et w e e n p e o pl e.’ [ Q u r’ a n, S u r a h 4: 1 1 4]
T HI N K A B O U T ... 2 7 5 K E Y C O N C E P T
To r ec o ncil e m e a ns t o m ak e u p aft er a dis a gr e e m e nt.
T HI N K A B O U T ... I N V E S TI G AT E
K E Y C O N C E P T
To li v e i n p e ac e m e a ns t o liv e i n h ar m o ny wit h ot h er s a n d wit h o ut f e ar.
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