The True Jihad
Peace in the Quran
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The position of
peace in Islam is
sacrosanct, while
war in Islam is
allowed only in
exceptional cases
when it cannot
be avoided.
peace to one another, indicating that the social
culture of the people of Paradise will be based on
peace.
The
Quran,
avers
that,
‘reconciliation is best’ (4:128),
and
judging
by
the
consequences, the way of peace
is far better than that of
confrontation. By the law of
Nature, God has decreed that
success will be met with only on
a reconciliatory path, and not
on a confrontational or a violent
course of action.
Whenever the Prophet had an option between two
courses of action, he always chose the easier (non-
confrontational) one. (
Bukhari
)
This means that, violent activism should not be
indulged in if peaceful activism is an option. For,
peace is the easier course as compared to violence.
For instance, trying to change the status quo in the
very first stage of a movement is a hard option,
