Spirit of Islam · TOWARDS GLOBAL PEACE

TOWARDS GLOBAL PEACE

Spirit of Islam, Mar 2020, p. 37

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is named as the default author of the periodical; a piece that carries another writer’s byline is credited to that writer.

nature’s peaceful plan. If people opted for a path of moderation, they would soon discover that, if earlier they were comfortable physically, now they are comfortable spiritually. And without doubt, spiritual comfort is far better than material comfort. The perpetrator of violence—be he a Hitler or a common man—invariably suffers from remorse, while the peacemaker derives great satisfaction from his efforts. If one were to think of the end result one would never indulge in violence. One should bear in mind that peace is in consonance with humanity, whereas violence means descent to the animal level. Peaceful revolution is the outcome of peaceful thinking. Peaceful minds make for a peaceful world. Man is born in peace. Man must die in peace. Peace—man’s birthright—is God’s greatest blessing for human beings. Peace is the only religion for both man and the universe. In a peaceful environment all good things are possible, whereas in the absence of peace, we cannot achieve anything of a positive nature, either as individuals or as a community, at a national level or at the international level. o The perpetrator of violence invariably suffers from remorse, while the peacemaker derives great satisfaction from his efforts. If one were to think of the end result, one would never indulge in violence.

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