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1A Presentation by Naghma Siddiqi, Ph D.
Scholar, Principal Investigator, Faculty of
Islamic Studies and Social Sciences, Jamia Hamdard
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Building Bridges
- Divergence of views do exist between man and
man. - To live in harmony in pluralistic societies we
have to find some guiding principles. - Hatred, separatism, intolerance and violence
divides communities. - Love, Respect, Peace and Positivity unites
communities. - Islam gives some guiding principles.
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Come to a Common Word
Say O People of Book, Let us come to a word
common to us and you that we will worship none
but God (The Quran, 364).
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To you your religion and to me mine. ( The
Quran, 1096).
Follow One, Respect All
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Peace Today
- Peace is summum bonum in the world.
- All positive achievements are possible only in
an environment of peace. - This is especially true for building bridges in
pluralistic societies. - Can Islam give a practical model?
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Islams View On Peace
- The very word Islam (from the Arabic Silm)
connotes peace. - God is Peace. (Bukhari)
- Peace is the best.
- (The Quran, 4128)
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Motivation For Peace
- God despises any disturbance of peace (fasad).
(The Quran, 2205). - God is Gentle and loves gentleness in all
things. (Bukhari and Muslim) - God calls man to the Home of Peace. (The
Quran, 1025)
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Paradise For Positive People
Recompense (of Paradise) is for those who purify
themselves. (The Quran, 2076)
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Reconciliatory Approach
- As regards the conciliatory versus the
non-conciliatory approach, the Quran says - for reconciliation in best. (4 128)
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Enemy Is a Potential Friend
- Repel evil with good. And he who is your enemy
will become your dearest friend. (The Quran,
4133-34)
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Violence Versus Non-Violence
- God grants to gentleness (rifq) what he does
not grant to violence (unf). (Sunan Abu Dawud
4/255)
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Saving Instead of Killing
Whoever killed a human being should be looked
upon as though he had killed all mankind . And
whoever saved a human being should be looked upon
as though he saved all mankind (532),
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Unlimited Reward for Patience (Sabr)
Surely the patient will be paid their wages in
full without measure. (The Quran, 3910).
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Universal Principle
- None of you can be a believer unless he should
desire for his fellow-man what he desires for
himself. (Bukhari)
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Wishing Of Peace
The Prophet enjoined believers wish peace on one
another.
As-Salaam-o-Alaykum
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