Islam Rediscovered
10. Islam As It Is
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da’wah
—can be achieved only in an atmosphere of
peace and harmony.
According to Islam, peace is not simply an absence
of war. Peace opens doors to all kinds of
opportunities which are present in any given
situation. It is only in a peaceful situation that
planned activities are possible. It is for this reason
that the Qur’an says ‘reconciliation is the best’
(4:128). Similarly the Prophet Muhammad, may
peace be upon him, has observed: “God grants to
gentleness (
rifq
) what he does not grant to violence
(
unf
). (Sunan Abu Dawud 4/255)
Some people bracket justice with peace, but Islam
does not subscribe to this notion. Islam believes in
peace for the sake of peace. According to Islam,
justice is not the direct result of peace. Peace only
provides a framework within which we may work
towards justice. There are so many examples in the
life of the Prophet which prove that, Prophet never
bracketed justice with peace.
He always took peaceful circumstances as an
opportunity to work for justice and did not attempt
to derive justice directly from peace. One such clear
