Non-Violence and Peace-Building in Islam

16. Nipping Inter-Community Conflict in the Bud 17. Lessons for Conflict-Resolution 94 18. Practice What You Preach 103 19. Make Yourself Eligible, Don’t Make Demands 110 20. Discover Opportunities in Challenging Situations 118 21. Consciousness of the Hereafter 122 Index 124 Introduction I n our closely interlinked world, peace and prosperity for everyone crucially depends on harmonious relations between communities and countries. Today, countries and communities can no longer afford to live in isolation from each other. Because we are now all now so closely interdependent, peaceful and mutually-beneficial rela-tions between different religious communities have become indispensable. We simply cannot afford to resort to conflict in order to resolve disputes. Today, the world is crying out for peace. Islam positively encourages Muslims to work for peace and for harmonious relations between them and people belonging to other communities. Given the serious threat to peace posed by terrorism perpetrated in the name of Islam, there is an urgent need to articulate and promote a positive, meaningful approach to conflict-prevention, conflict-resolution and