Islam and Peace
Limits of Tolerance
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words of Bible, the will of the Lord may be done on
earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:10).
In a similar vein, the Qur’an tells us that: “The sun
is not allowed to overtake the moon, nor does the
night outpace the day. Each in its own orbit runs”
(36:40).
When God created heaven and the earth, He so
ordered things that each part might perform its
function peacefully without clashing with any other
part. For billions of years, therefore, the entire
universe has been fulfilling its function in total
harmony with His divine plan.
The universe is following this path of peace – which
is known in science as the law of nature as it is
imposed upon it by God, whereas man has to adopt
this path of peace of his own free will. This has been
expressed in the Qur’an in these words: “Are they
seeking a religion other than God’s, when every
soul in heaven and earth has submitted to Him,
willingly or by compulsion? To Him they shall all
return” (3:83).
