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Global Peace – An Islamic Perspective ACET– Global Peace Project

The principles of peace and kindness to humanity are stated in some of the following verses

from the Torah:

“Seek peace and pursue it.” (34:14, Translation from Psalms)

“And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation

shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.” (2:4, Translation

from Isaiah and 4:3, Translation from Micah)

“Do not get equal with one, who has done you wrong, or keep hard feelings against the

children of your people, but have love for your neighbour as for yourself” (19:18, Translation

from Leviticus)

“And if a man from another country is living in your land with you, do not make life hard for

him; Let him be to you as one of your countrymen and have love for him as for yourself; for

you were living in a strange land, in the land of Egypt” (19:33-34, Translation from Leviticus)

“And if your brother becomes poor and is not able to make a living, then you are to help him to

survive, helping him and also a proselyte from foreign land who is living among you.” (25:35,

Translation from Leviticus)

“Take no interest from your brother, in money or in goods, but have the fear of your God before

you, and let your brother make a living among you.” (25:36, Translation from Leviticus)

“At the end of every three years you shall take a tithe of all your produce for that year, and

shall place it in your gates. And the Levite, because he has no part or heritage in the land, and

the foreigner, and the orphan, and the widow, who are living among you, they all will come

and take food and have enough; and so the blessing of the YHVH your God will be on you in
everything you do.” (14:28-29, Translation from Deuteronomy)

“You must repeatedly give him (your brother) and let not your heart to feel bad when you give

him because of this your deed, YHVH your God will bless you in all your work and in all the
labor of your hands.” (15:10, Translation from Deuteronomy)

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