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Islam and Peace (English) January 17, 2007

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Al-Bidayah wa Al-Nihayah, Vol. 3, p. 274
Quran 14:1 · Ibrahim
Quran 39:10 · Az-Zumar
Quran 20:76 · Ta-Ha
Quran 9:7 · At-Tawbah
Quran 8:61 · Al-Anfal
Quran 8:61 · Al-Anfal
Quran 109:6 · Al-Kafirun
Quran 48:1 · Al-Fath
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 16023
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Lifelong study leads to conviction Islam is peace
“I have spent my whole life studying Islam”
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Root meaning of the word Islam is peace
“The very word Islam has a connotation of peace”
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London Times mislabeled Islam as violent
“The London Times published an article about Islam”
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Battle of Badr: prophet's message of peace with God
“The Battle of Badr was a defensive war”
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Why Islam emphasizes peace over war-absence
“Why does Islam give so much emphasis on peace?”
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Peace defined as availability of opportunity
“The best definition of peace is availability of opportunities”
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Quran's purpose: bring people from darkness to light
“God says He sent this book to bring you from darkness to light”
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Unique Quran verse rewarding unlimited patience
“There is a very unique verse in the Quran”
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Sabr is not passivity but living in peace
“Sabr is not a passive attitude, not cowardice”
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Freedom, testing ground, and misuse creating problems
“This world is a world of test”
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Accept peace offers, mirrored by UN Charter today
“When the other party offers you peace, accept it”
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Hijra farewell: coexistence formula before nations existed
“The Prophet was born in Mecca and later had to migrate”
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Prophet's parting words: your religion, mine
“He said: for you your religion, for me mine”
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Hudaybiyyah treaty called a clear victory
“There was a historical peace agreement between the Prophet and his opponents”
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Why 'peace with justice' is a flawed idea
“People today divide peace into negative and positive peace”
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Peace gives opportunity, not justice itself
“Peace cannot give you justice, only opportunity”
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Positive status quo: the 360 idols at Kaaba
“I learned a very important formula from the Prophet's life”
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Islam's rules on war and definition of terrorism
“In Islam, there is only defensive war, never aggressive war”
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Over 99% of Quran verses are about peace
“Peace is the rule and war is the exception”
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Prophet always chose the easier, peaceful option
“The Quran says peace is the best”
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Hadith: God grants peace what He denies violence
“God grants to non-violence what He does not grant violence”
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Believers must see the power of peace
“You have to see the power of peace”