Ideology of Peace
PEACE IN ISLAM
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the full sense of the word. Under no circumstances,
should they launch themselves on violent courses of
action. In order to conduct an objective study of this
subject, it is necessary to differentiate between Islam
and Muslims. Muslim action should not necessarily
be seen as deriving from the teachings of Islam. In
effect, Muslim practices ought to be judged by the
criteria of Islam — which is an ideology — rather
than Islam be judged by Muslim practices. Those
who have abandoned the teachings of Islam can
have no claim to be Islamic in their conduct, even if
by their own lights they regard themselves as
champions of Islam. Muslims are Muslims only
when they follow the basic teachings of their
religion.
PEACE IS GOD’S NAME
The Quran puts on record the many names or
attributes of God, one of them being As-Salam, that
is, Peace. God loves peace and security so much that
He chose Peace as one of His names. That is to say,
that God Himself is the embodiment of peace.
Alkhattabi, has explained this verse in these words:
