The Ideology of Peace
English book, PDF p. 111
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
PEACE IN DIFFERENT RELIGIONS ~ 111 ~ In this quotation we are told in symbolic language what the desirable society of God should be like. It is a society where the weak and the powerful exist side by side without harming one another; where the common man enjoys the same rights as the VIPs. It is a society where people can live peacefully without fearing any injury from others; where people find in others, not violence but peace. PEACE IN CHRISTIANITY Jesus Christ was born two thousand yeas ago in Jerusalem (Palestine). Today his followers are more numerous than those of any other religion. The teachings of Jesus Christ are enshrined in the New Testament. They show that Jesus Christ laid the greatest emphasis on God-worship, love of human beings, service of mankind, spiritual development, rising above materialism, treating others well, even if they do not reciprocate, and so on. All these virtues, which in no way relate to war and violence, stem from the possession of a superior set of values. And all these values can be

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