Chapter One Peace for the Sake of Peace On Pacifism

Peace for the Sake of Peace those goods that we want in terms of social justice and human rights. This may be called a peace strategy. One historical example of this is the Hudaybiyyah Treaty entered into by the Prophet of Islam in 628 AD. This entailed the Prophet having to agree to all of the conditions demanded by his opponents. Such concessions may have seemed demeaning to his compatriots at the time, but the main feature of the treaty was that it guaranteed a lengthy period in which no war could be waged. In essence, it amounted to a ten-year no-war pact, which gave the Prophet and his companions ample opportunities to spread the message of Islam far and wide. According to the law of nature, peace can be attained only on a unilateral basis, and not on a bilateral basis. This was a great success story and, by studying its implications, we can form a complete picture of the subject and develop a successful method for achieving the desired goal. Peace can be established on a unilateral basis, without confrontation with others. But when we want to establish social justice and human rights, it becomes a bilateral issue, because we have to fight other groups which we think are responsible for injustice and the violation of human rights. If we start our journey towards this goal, it is bound to lead to