TOWARDS GLOBAL PEACE

They have also been unable to see the Prophet’s life as different from Muslim culture, which has led them to assume that terrorism in the name of Islam is an outcome of the teachings of the Prophet of Islam. The true modest personality of the Prophet appeared to many of his biographers as deficient in some way or the other. This image of the Prophet appeared to them as falling short of the standards of leaders of other peoples of the time, who were great conquerors and warriors. Hence these biographers tried to present an image of their Prophet as a warrior, which, in their eyes was a superior image. However, this picture of the Prophet is totally baseless and selfassumed. In truth, the Prophet’s was a peace-loving personality. The example of the Prophet was not one of overpowering people by fighting with them; rather it was by winning the people over with love and compassion. The Quran says: Believers, obey God and His Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life. (8: 24) It is obvious from an understanding of the Quran that the mission of the Prophet was different from that of emperors and kings. The mission of kings is one of conquests and wars. On the other hand, the mission of a Prophet is not to rule over people, but to bring about a spiritual transformation in them and to teach them God-oriented living. From the above analysis, it should be obvious that the Prophet Muhammad was a prophet of peace, and not a prophet of violence. The approach to the biography of the Prophet by both Muslim and non-Muslim biographers is not correct. We, the members of CPS International founded by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan are working for the mission of the Prophet. Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, the recipient of many peace awards has dedicated his entire life for this cause. He has been re-engineering the minds of the people towards peace and positivity. Maulana often says, ‘Terrorism is an ideology of violence and we have to counter it with the ideology of peace’. o The mission of the Prophet was different from that of emperors and kings. The mission of kings is one of conquests and wars. On the other hand, the mission of a Prophet is not to rule over people, but to bring about a spiritual transformation in them.