How to Establish Peace in the Holy Land

to the Arabs. Thus, by accepting the formula of give and take, they can establish peace in the Holy Land. In other words, it is a win/win situation for both.’ The Arab-Israel conflict, perhaps the gravest problem of modern times, poses a constant challenge to peace. I pondered over this matter in the light of Islamic scriptures and I found a relevant tradition of the Prophet of Islam quoted by Abdur Rahman ibn Khaldun with reference to Al-Tabarani. It is as follows: ‘The Prophet predicted that a person from the Muslim Ummah would appear and would speak with reference to his Sunnah (tradition). He would fill the earth with justice, at a time when the earth would have been filled with injustice. He would travel to Bait-al Maqdis.’ 1 ‘Earth’, in this hadith does not refer to the entire globe. Rather it refers to Bait-al-Maqdis, i.e. Palestine. Speaking ‘with reference to the Prophet’s tradition’ means that one who made such a reference would discover guidance on the subject of Palestine in the light of Prophet’s teachings, and that he would impart it to others. ‘Injustice’ here refers to violence and “justice” refers to peace. In this tradition, it is predicted that a time will come when this region will become a zone of violence. At that time, a person from the Muslim Ummah will travel to this place and will tell people of the Prophet’s peace formula, which is entirely practicable in this scenario, and how peace can, therefore, be established by applying this formula. This tradition of the Prophet guided me in my attempt to discover the prophetic formula of peace by perusing the Quran and Sunnah. We learn from a study of the Quran that ideal solution is not possible in any matter. That is why, the right