THE STRAIGHT PATH FOR SOCIAL LIVING — Peace and Harmony in Society

In this manner, through the Prophet of Islam, God saved the people of Arabia from the ‘abyss of fire’ or the chain of wars. Even today, when the media brings us news of fighting and war; these are in reality wars of revenge. One modern day example of these chain revenge wars is the Israel-Arab conflict in Palestine that has been ensuing for decades. A recent news report from this conflict is as follows: ‘Twelve year old Abdul Rahman Al-Batish hasn’t stopped crying since he lost his father in the bombing of an apartment (in Gaza). “They are killers, and one day I will avenge my father.”‘ ITV’s Middle-East correspondent reports him as saying. In reality, todays Muslims are facing the same situation as the tribal Arabs of the days of ignorance before the Prophet of Islam. Muslims are showing the same culture of revenge standing on the brink of the ‘abyss of fire’, referred to in the Quran. The method of deliverance and relief from never ending cycle, given by the Quran is to unilaterally accede and put an end to all violence and terror. After this, you will find that the opponents will also stop all violence and peace will prevail. The Treaty of Hudaibiya is an example of the ‘straight path’ of social living. To bring wars to an end, and establish peace and harmony, this was the only method before and the only successful method that can be used in the present. And this is the method referred to in the Quran as the straight path (God’s path) of social living. o Positive Behaviour Do not succumb to others’ remarks against you. Do not get perturbed if someone tries to give you a bad name. In short, do not let others dictate your behaviour.