Ideology of Peace
PEACE IN ISLAM
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Whenever the wind blows, it inclines accordingly,
and when the wind stops blowing, it again comes
back to its upright position. In this way, it saves
itself from the impact of the wind.”
According to this tradition, there are two ways of
behaving during a storm. One is to face up to it with
total rigidity. The other is to be flexible and bend
before it. We can put it differently and say, there are
two ways of countering adversity: one by the
peaceful method, the other by the violent method.
God enjoins renouncing the violent method in
favour of the peaceful method.
Violence is basically an ego-related problem. It is a
provoked ego that creates almost all kinds of
violence and disturbance. When one’s ego is
affected, it turns into super ego and the result is
breakdown. It is inevitably those who suffer from
egoism who choose to be inflexible in weathering
life’s storms. Conversely, it is the modest who, in
the face of adversity, tread the path of peace. In this
world of God, destruction awaits those who indulge
in egoism, while success awaits those who conduct
