NO EXTREMISM

PEACE IN ISLAM ~ 124 ~ towards restoring a state of peace and security. It should be treated as a matter of the greatest of urgency, as if all of humanity were under attack. EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE OF VIOLENCE The Quran states: “Each time they kindle the fire of war, God extinguishes it.” (5:64) This verse of the Quran shows the creation plan of the Creator for this world — a plan based on the principle of peace. This means that whenever one of two opposing sides is intent on fuelling the fire of war, the other should attempt to extinguish it by resorting to some peaceful strategy, so that violence may be prevented from spreading. It should never happen that if one side indulges in violence, the other follows suit. The proper and most desirable way of leading one’s life in this world is not to counter bombs with bombs, but rather to defuse them. And this should be done at the very outset. If we are imbued with the true spirit of Quranic teaching, we should realize that countering a bomb with another