TOWARDS GLOBAL PEACE

TOWARDS GLOBAL PEACE We often talk of peace in the context of war. But this is a very narrow and restricted notion of peace. Peace is deeply linked with the entirety of human life. Peace is a complete ideology in itself. Peace is the only religion for both—man and the universe. It is the master-key that opens the doors to every success. Peace creates a favourable atmosphere for success in every endeavour. Without peace, no positive action—small or big—is possible. UNITY AND HARMONY O NE of the stark realities of life is that divergence of views does exist between human beings, and that it impinges at all levels. Now the question is how unity can be forged or harmony brought about in the face of human differences. The answer is by creating and fostering the spirit of acceptance and respect towards diversities. In this world, unity is achievable only by learning to unite despite differences, rather than insisting on unity without differences. For total eradication of differences is an impossibility. The secret of attaining peace in life is the principle of agreeing to disagree. Divergence of views plays an important role in the development of the human psyche. It is only after running the intellectual gauntlet that a developed personality emerges. Bahai Centre, Bengaluru conducted a communal harmony programme on September 24, 2023 and invited Ms Fathima Sarah, a member of the Bengaluru CPS team to address the participants on the topic Islamic Perspective on Unity and Harmony. At the end of the programme, she was requested by the organizers to offer supplications and prayers for communal harmony. The participants were gifted peace literature of Maulana Wahiduddin Khan. Ms Fathima Sarah’s talk and the prayers were well received by the audience. We present here a gist of her talk and the prayers along with some of the feedback from the participants.