Peace And Peace In Islam

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Register to read the introduction… 12Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. The New Testament concludes with the prophecies of Jesus’ second coming and judgement. It tells of the true peace. Revelation 21:3-4 3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Islam The Qur’an has a common theme of peace. It deals with making peace, peace between people, peace in heaven, conflict and peace. As the Qur’an is in Arabic the following are translation into English. Making peace. Surah 2:11 “Do not make mischief in the land, they say: We are but peacemakers” and alternate translation is “We are the ones who put things right”. Surah 25:63 Gods servants are those “who walk on the earth in humbleness, and when the ignorant address them, they say: Peace”. Peace between people. Muslims are encouraged to make peace with other believers, Surah 49:10 “the believers are but siblings, therefore make peace between your siblings.” Peace in heaven. In heaven there is “nothing but peace” (Surah 56:26) Conflict and peace. The term jihad has often been misunderstood by Muslims and nonMuslims alike. But jihad means directed struggle and not only seen as a struggle against oppression and injustice, but often more importantly it refers to the struggle in oneself against one’s own ego and desires. In the Qur’an chapter 2, verse 190, it clearly states that committing aggression is not desired by God and people should only “fight in God’s cause against those who wage war against you, but do not commit aggression- for …show more content…
Questions: 1) In 1 paragraph briefly explain how the Five Pillars promote both inner peace and outward peace. 2) Which of the two jihads is considered the more important? How does this view differ from the western view of jihad? 3) Why do you think that both religious traditions would highlight the Israel/ Palestine conflict in their pursuit of peace? 4) Do you think it is fair to say that the intervention of non-Muslim countries in Muslim countries is similar to terrorism? Why or Why not? Interfaith contributions to Peace Interfaith dialogue is the between different religious groups and has attempted to build better relationships across religions and to ensure faith is not used to justify violence. The Geneva Spiritual Appeal in1999 addressed religious causes of human suffering and was attended by Christians, Jews, Muslims and secular groups. In Australia the Columban Centre for Christian –Muslim Relations aims at educating adherents of both religions about the other’s faith and promote peace. In the MiddleEast there are a number of movements and organisations that aim to develop peace in the Middle East in particularly in the Israel/Palestine conflict. You can view these organisations at www.middleastweb.org/mewgroups.htm. The Goodness and Kindness Campaign in Australia (established by a Jewish man, Christian man and Islamic man) has been established to teach school children about religious tolerance. Complete the following table Christianity Inner Peace is achieved through… 3 examples how this is achieved World peace is achieved through…

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