Concept of Peace in Islam

Concept of Peace in Islam The Quran has this to say about the Prophet of Islam: We have only sent you as a mercy to all humanity. (21:106) The Prophet enjoined believers to greet one another by saying Assalamm-o-Alaikum. This shows that mutual relationships should be based on peace and security. According to a hadith, the Prophet of Islam defined a believer thus: A believer is one from whom people are safe as regards their lives and property. (Musnad Ahmad). According to this Hadith, the way of the faithful is to live as peaceful citizens in society. No one should harm others’ lives, property or honour. In no circumstances should one take the way of violence. The love of peace is a noble human virtue, whereas the love of violence brings the human being down from a high ethical plane to the level of brutishness. The Prophet of Islam once observed: “The believer