Ideology of Peace
PEACE IN ISLAM
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themselves with modesty. The same point has been
underlined in a hadith:
“One who chooses the way of modesty will be
raised up by God.”
So the secret of peaceful living is to sedulously
avoid any ego clash taking place between
individuals or groups. This is the only successful
formula for establishing a peaceful society on a
permanent basis.
SELF-EVIDENT PROOF
A three-day symposium was held in Washington
under the auspices of the American University in
February 1998. At its meeting on February 6, the
writer delivered a speech on the concept of peace in
Islam. One part of this speech is reproduced
hereunder.
It is no exaggeration to say that Islam and violence
are contradictory to each other. The concept of
Islamic violence is so obviously unfounded that,
prima facie, it stands rejected. The fact that violence
is not sustainable in the present world is enough to
