Non-Violence and Peace-Building in Islam

In the course of seeking to prove other religions to be inferior, they will loudly declare, ‘Prophethood ends with our Prophet’. But they are completely heedless of the task of conveying the teachings of their prophet to other communities. The fact is that this kind of psyche is the actual root of all sorts of strife, including communal riots. When religion becomes something to take pride in and boast about, the logical consequence is the emergence of a strong sense of what can be called a false superiority complex. People infected with this complex believe that they are always right and that others are always wrong. A natural result of this is that their behaviour vis-à-vis others becomes completely unrealistic. Such people revel in talking about the faults of others, but they are never ready to accept their own faults. They will live in a way as if they alone have the right to do as they please and that others have no such right. Obviously, people who think like this cannot live in harmony with others. Their presence in this world can only give rise to riots and conflicts and other forms of strife. Needless to say, they can never play any role in building peace. People with this sort of mentality can only spread corruption and filth in this world. To live in this world with this sort of psyche is to live in an ungodly way. And those who want to live in God’s world in an ungodly way can never succeed. Practice What You Preach