Ideology of Peace
PEACE IN ISLAM
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we should opt rather for avoidance of friction, so
that conflict is effectively prevented.
‘Ask for peace from God’ means to adopt the way of
peace instead of confrontation and secure God’s
succour for peaceful activities. A believer should not
pray to God thus: “O God, destroy the enemy.”
Rather his prayer should be: “O God, help me to stay
away from the path of violence and confrontation, in
spite of the enmity of others, and help me to pursue
the journey of my life along the path of peace.”
This shows that according to the plan of nature,
peace in this world is the general rule, while violence
is a temporary necessity. Furthermore, this tells us
that if an individual or a group is our enemy, the
way of confrontation is not the only way to solve the
problem. A better and far more appropriate method
is to neutralize enmity through a peaceful strategy.
The power of peace is far more effective and far
more useful than the power of violence.
THE PEACEFUL METHOD IS THE BEST
We learn from a tradition what the Prophet’s policy
was in general matters:
