Ideology of Peace
PEACE IN ISLAM
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This means that whenever we have any cause for
complaint against anyone, we should direct it first
at ourselves. We should try to explain it in such a
way that the blame falls upon us. When we come to
understand that we, rather than others, have made
some mistake, we shall then set about rectifying our
own shortcomings, rather than waste time in
making protests and complaints against some
supposed enemy.
A MERCY FOR MANKIND
The Quran has this to say of the Prophet of Islam:
We have only sent you as a mercy to all
mankind. (21:106)
The advent of the Prophet of Islam made manifest
God’s mercy for all mankind. Through him God
communicated those principles of life by opting for
which man may inhabit the abode of eternal peace
and security. (
Dar as Salaam
) (10:25). Through him,
such teachings were revealed as would turn human
society into a peaceful society. For the first time in
history, the Prophet of Islam presented a complete
ideology based on the concept of peace. He gave us
