Ideology of Peace
PEACE IN ISLAM
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This is not just a Quranic injunction aimed at
Islamic believers, but rather a statement of
international law. The above verse clearly states
that war is permissible only when, in order to
counter open aggression, it is waged in self-defence.
All other forms of war come under the heading of
aggression. And aggressors have no lawful place in
this world. According to this verse, there is no
justification for any war other than a defensive one,
when one is compelled to do so.
According to the Quran, even defensive war can be
fought only after making a formal declaration of war
has been made, and then only by an established
government (18:58). Non-governmental organisations
(NGO’s) have no right to wage war on any pretext. In
view of these teachings, we can safely conclude that
according to the laws of war stated in the Quran, all
wars, except for a defensive war which has become
unavoidable, are unlawful. For instance, guerrilla war,
proxy war, undeclared war and aggressive war, all are
undoubtedly unlawful in Islam.
War, in fact, is a bestial act. There is nothing human
about it. Indeed, according to known and specific
