Principles of Islam
43. Religion of Peace
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43. RELIGION OF PEACE
The Model World according to Islam is a world of
peace. Islam in itself means a religion of peace. The
Qur’an says: And God calls to the home of peace.
This is the message of Islam to mankind. It means
that ‘Build a world of peace on earth so that you
may be granted a world of peace in your eternal life
in the Hereafter’.
Now what are the basic elements of building of a
culture of peace, according to Islam? To be brief,
these are three: compassion, forgiveness and respect
for all.
Let’s take compassion first. If you go through the
Qur’an and Hadith, you will find many verses in
the Qur’an and Hadith, which lay great stress on
compassion. For instance, the Prophet of Islam said:
O people, be compassionate to others so that you
may be granted compassion by God.
Thus Islam makes compassion a matter of self-
interest for every man. As one’s own future
depends on one’s compassionate behaviour to other
fellowmen. In this way Islam motivates us to be
