Islam and Peace
The Policy of Peace in Islam How to attain normalcy in Jerusalem
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THE POLICY OF PEACE IN ISLAM
HOW TO ATTAIN NORMALCY IN
JERUSALEM
According to the Prophet Muhammad, may peace
be upon him, a believer is one with whom one can
trust one’s life and property. That is because Islam
is a religion of peace. The Qur’an calls its way ‘the
paths of peace’ (5:16). It describes reconciliation as
the best policy, (4:128) and states quite plainly that
God abhors disturbance of the peace (2:205).
Yet, in this world, for one reason or the other, peace
remains elusive. Differences – political and
apolitical – keep on arising between individuals and
groups, Muslims and non-Muslims. Whenever
people refuse to be tolerant of these differences,
insisting that they be rooted out the moment they
arise, there is bound to be strife. Peace, as a result,
can never prevail in this world.
One recent example is the ever-recurring conflict
over Jerusalem. Jerusalem is a very ancient, historic
city with a unique value for all the millions of
people of different religious persuasions who
