Islam and peace

Allah Ta’ala has instilled love and affection in human beings and sent them into this world.  Accordingly, we see that human beings inherently desire culture and civilization.

 

Human beings live with each other.  In a society every human being is dependent on others.  For personal and collective life, the most important thing that is required is peace and safety.  This is the basic building block for the survival of humanity, which is above all others and in every society and age, this has held the center stage.

 

The daily activities and necessities of human beings, their education and upbringing and success and improvement are all due to this.  If peace and safety are nonexistent, then we will face difficulties at every step.  The supply and distribution of grains and foods, students attending their educational institutions and employees attending their offices, patients reaching hospitals and their timely care, in short every social, economic and political activity is affected and a sophisticated society because of lack of peace falls into the abyss of decay.

 

Islam is the religion of peace and exhorts Muslims to popularize peace and tranquility in the world and to open up the highways of love.  It teaches selflessness and prompts towards peaceful coexistence.  It prohibits hate and enmity.  It stops from slaughter and spoliation and turns people away from revolts and rebellion.  Allah Ta’ala says:

 

…..and seek not (occasions for) mischief in the land: for Allah loves not those who do mischief." Surah Qasas (28:77)

 

And Allah loveth not those who do mischief. Surah Maida (5:64)

 

Tumult and oppression are worse than slaughter. Surah Baqara (2:217)

 

Islam is a religion of peace and tranquility.  Every person who is in the shade of Islam is an ambassador of peace.  Through words and actions and through actions and inertness, he/she gives the message of peace.

 

The things mentioned in Hadith Jibrail i.e Iman, Islam and Ihsan, the crux of all these is to seek excellence in the worship of Allah Ta’ala,  in proximity of Allah Ta’ala through Muraqaba, to strive for beauty in social and other affairs and to treat the creation nicely.

 

Through its teachings Islam teaches both outward and inward peace to its followers.  A look at the worshiping framework in Islam shows that Salaat should be offered with proper order and with serenity.  The Zakat framework says that the poor and the needy should be helped, happiness and joy should be spread among those who are sobbing due to poverty and want.  Fasts teach people to abandon their desires as a result of which the fasting person becomes used to selflessness and preferring others over himself.  Hajj, ‘Umrah have a universal congregation which is an actual real-life example of being together in peace.

 

Special features of the Islamic etiquette framework

 

The Islamic framework teaches desirable traits like truthfulness and righteousness, integrity, justice, brotherhood, helping the weak, calling upon the sick, hosting guests etc.  These are those lofty traits that every just person would like to acquire them.  On the other hand, Islamic framework prohibits detestable traits like ill-treating others, lying, falsehood, pride, breaking trust, injustice, jealousy, inequality among people etc.  These detestable traits may become the source and origin of tumult and disturbance in the society.  Through its etiquette framework, Islam instructs its followers to acquire every trait which help in establishing peace and are against oppression and abuse.  It also instructs to abandon every such trait which may be result in breaking of peace and in creating terror.