Islam is Peace

By TAHIR BIJLI

‘Islam is the most peaceful religion’ and ‘All Muslims are Terrorists’ are two most famous slogans in the world. How can a person or thing be both? We need to use our brain here!! It is as if claiming that I’m a Pope (Christian Cleric) and at the same time I’m a terror causing person. Isn’t that idiotic?

Let’s see, what Muslims say is right or wrong from nowhere else than their own books i.e The Quran, and the Hadith.

What Quran says;

2:83: Treat with kindness your parents and kindred, and orphans and those in need; speak fair to the people.

36:58: Peace shall be the word conveyed to them from their Merciful Lord.

3:134: Those who spend (freely), whether in prosperity, or in adversity; who restrain anger, and pardon (all) men; for Allah loves those who do good.

6:151: be kind to your parents, not to kill your children making the excuse of inability to support them - We provide sustenance for you and for them - not to commit shameful deeds whether open or secret, not to kill any soul forbidden by Allah except for the requirements of justice. These are the things which He enjoined you so that you may learn wisdom.

6:152: Don’t to go near the property of an orphan except in the best way (to improve it). Until he attains maturity, give full measure and just weight - We never charge a soul with more than it can bear. Whenever you speak, be just, even if it affects your own relatives.

O dear readers, this is what the Quran talks about, not the radical part of it which the brutal people convey us. After Quran, the word of Allah, Muslims believe in Hadith which are the Sayings of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings upon Him).

Now let’s have a look on some of the narrations of his Companions what Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings upon Him) have taught.

Abu Ad-Darda' RA narrated that the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said:

Shall I not inform you of what is more virtuous than the rank of fasting, Salat, and charity?" They said: "But of course!" He said: "Making peace between each other. For indeed spoiling relations with each other is the Haliqah. –Tirmidhi

Narrated Sayda ‘Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her):

The Prophet (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) said, "The most hated person in the sight of Allah is the most quarrelsome person.” –Bukhari

Narrated Umm Kulthum bint 'Uqba (may Allah be pleased with her) that she heard Allah’s Messenger (may Allah's blessings and peace be upon him) saying:

He who makes peace between the people by inventing good information or saying good things, is not a liar.” –Bukhari

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him)  reported:

A man came to the Prophet and he said, “Advise me.” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not get angry.” The man repeated his request and the Prophet said, “Do not get angry”. –Bukhari

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “You will not enter Paradise until you believe and you will not believe until you love each other. Shall I show you something that, if you did, you would love each other? Spread peace between yourselves.–Muslim

Qais ibn Sa’d reported:

A funeral passed by the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he stood up. It was said to him, “It is a Jew.” The Prophet said, “Was he not a soul (a human being)?” –Bukhari & Muslim

Therefore after going through all above mentioned verses of Quran and Ahadith, we come to know what real Islam is. No doubt it is nothing but Peace! And now for the false propaganda against Islam that Muslims are killers/Terrorists, this is what Quran says about killing 

“...if anyone slew a person unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land it would be as if he slew the whole mankind: and if anyone saved a life it would be as if he saved the life of the whole mankind...” Quran 5:32

I conclude here by remarking, Islam is a Peaceful religion which teaches love for fellow beings and having a merciful character which takes you to the Paradise and it strongly condemns negativity such as anger, hate, killing, suicide etc.