The Age of Peace

Islam and Peace born on earth should develop his personality along spiritual lines. He should remove all negativity from within and make himself totally positive in mind. According to the Quran, every person should strive to develop a sublime character. (68:4) In brief, God’s plan is that the process of character building should continue uninterruptedly in the life of every individual. This process can fructify only in an atmosphere of peace, and not of violence and fighting. In such a situation, it is not just to some human being’s design that the warmongers run counter: it is the divine plan with which they are at variance. This is tantamount to jeopardizing God’s scheme of things. Taking the option of war is a crime which God will never forgive. A clear proof of this is that those who have opted for war have not been able to achieve the desired results, even after making great sacrifices over many decades. Indeed, all that they have done is bring ruination to the lives of Muslims as well as to the lives of others. Managing Human History W e learn from the Quran that one of the laws of history is the law of ‘repelling’. It has been mentioned thus in the Quran: