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The Power of Peace This division of commands into different categories Peace in
is a natural one and is found in all religious books. the Quran

According to a Hadith, “God grants to gentleness Jesus Christ said: “Do not think that I came to
what He does not grant to harshness.” That is to say,
peaceful activism is distinctly superior to violent bring peace on Earth.
activism.There is nothing to be achieved in war and
violence, save death and destruction. I did not come to Islam

bring peace, but a is a religion of

sword.” (Matthew, peace in the fullest

Chapter 10) sense of the word.

On the contrary, an atmosphere of peace enables It would not be The Qur’an calls its way
right to conclude ‘the paths of peace’. It
normal relations to be established between people. that the religion describes reconciliation
preached by
It makes it possible for feelings of love and friendship as the best policy.

to prevail. In a favourable atmosphere constructive

activities ?ourish and the existing Christ was one of

resources can be used for war and violence, for

God development or other such utterances relate purely

grants to creative activities. to particular occasions. So far as general life is

gentleness what A positive bent of concerned, Christ taught peaceful values, such as

He does not grant to mind wil l pre vail the building up of a good character, loving each

harshness. which will help other, helping the poor and needy, etc.

The Prophet develop academic Islam is a religion of peace in the fullest sense of the
Muhammadœ and intellectual word. The Qur’an calls its way ‘the paths of peace’
advancement. (5:16). It describes reconciliation as the best policy
(4:128), and states that God abhors any disturbance
That is why Islam teaches of the peace (2:205).
us to avoid war and confrontation at all costs and
commands us to establish peace to the greatest Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
possible degree.

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