Ideology of Peace
PEACE IN ISLAM
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KILLING ONE HUMAN BEING IS LIKE KILLING
ALL MANKIND
The Quran states:
“If someone kills another person, unless it is
in retaliation for someone else or for causing
corruption on the earth, it is as if he had
murdered all mankind.” (5:32)
Murder is a horrendous act. The killing of a human
being is permissible only when the danger he poses
to social peace has no other remedy. Killing a single
person without proven justification is equal to
killing all human beings. The difference between
the two is only one of degree and not in nature.
Killing one human being is just as horrendous as
killing all human beings. Such a killing, without
proper sanction, appears to be a simple matter. But
such an act breaks all traditions of respect for life.
The above verse of the Quran shows the great
importance of peace and security in Islam. If
someone is unjustly killed, Islam demands that the
whole of society should become so greatly agitated
over this offence that it should work unitedly
