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PEACE IN ISLAM ~ 140 ~ the Prophet was visited by Gabriel, God’s angel. He said to the Prophet: ‘O Muhammad, God has sent you peace (salam)’. On hearing this, the Prophet of Islam replied:’ God is peace, peace is from Him and to Him is peace.’ (Al Bidaya was al-Nihayah, Part III, p. 267). This incident shows that even at such a juncture, the Prophet of Islam was a peace-lover. Even in that extremity, his mind was free from feelings of hatred and violence: he was thinking in terms of peace and security and his heart throbbed with the desire for these beneficent conditions to be established in the world with the succour of God. The true man is one who can think of peace even in times of war, whose heart is filled with feelings of peace and wellwishing, even during emergencies on the battlefield. This is no ordinary matter. In reality, this serves as the highest example of positive thinking. As we know, war is the most negative of all events. The Prophet, who was at the helm of affairs, was on the brink of war, yet the words that came to his lips were those of peace and security rather than of war