PEACE IN THE QURAN

Peace in the Quran ~ 27 ~ The truth is that Islam’s being a peaceful religion shows that it is an eternal religion. Had it been a religion of violence, it would not have stood the test of time. PEACE IN THE QURAN “God calls to the Home of Peace.” (The Quran, 10:25) At a three-day symposium held at the American University in Washington, on Feb 1998, I made a speech on “Islam and Peace”, a part of which is given below: “It is no exaggeration to say that Islam and violence are contradictory to each other. The concept of Islamic violence is so obviously unfounded that prima facie it stands rejected. The fact that violence is not sustainable in the present world is sufficient indication that violence as a principle is quite alien to the scheme of things in Islam. Islam claims to be an eternal religion and, as such, could never afford to uphold any principle which could not stand up to the test of