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God Calls to the Home of Peace

returns to You. O God, bless us to live in peace. O God,
give us entry into the Home of Peace. O God, You are
the greatest.’
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These words and what actually happened after the battle
tell a very different story. In the above war the Prophet had
participated out of compulsion, because his opponents had
launched an offensive. But later the Prophet continually tried
to avoid war, and finally during a negotiation he unilaterally
accepted the conditions of his opponents only so that there
could be peace between the two parties. In this way, the Peace
Treaty of Hudaybiyyah came into being.
The truth is that war is against the creation plan of God.
According to God’s scheme of things, every person who is
born on earth should develop his personality along spiritual
lines. He should remove all negativity from within and make
himself totally positive in mind. According to the Quran, every
person should strive to develop a sublime character. (68:4)
In brief, God’s plan is that the process of character building
should continue uninterruptedly in the life of every individual.
This process can fructify only in an atmosphere of peace, and
not of violence and fighting. In such a situation, it is not just
to some human being’s design that the war-mongers run
counter: it is the divine plan with which they are at variance.
This is tantamount to jeopardizing God’s scheme of things.
Taking the option of war is a crime which God will never
forgive. A clear proof of this is that those who have opted for
war have not been able to achieve the desired results, even
after making great sacrifices over many decades. Indeed, all
that they have done is bring ruination to the lives of Muslims
as well as to the lives of others.

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