Reconciliation: A Qur'anic Message to Extremist Muslim Ideologues to Stop Provoking Wars and A Way to Restore Peace and Harmony
By Ghulam Ghaus, New Age Islam
October 28, 2013
Today the Muslim world
is in the clutches of disastrous war, mutual conflict and bloodshed
over trifles. Muslim individuals are prone to quarrels. Shia-Sunni
unrest is at its peak particularly in Iraq, Syria and Pakistan. The
death toll only in Syria has mounted to more than 110,000 including
children, women and elderly people. Every other day we listen to the
news of fatal suicide attacks perpetrated or purported by extremist
Wahhabi-Salafi ideologues in Muslim countries. Innocent people are being
charred to death under undue pressure of schism between Shias and
Sunnis. At such a turbulent time, we badly need to foster
reconciliation to restore peace. We should not only restore peace and
harmony but also get the reward from God the Almighty. The holy Quran
says to the Muslim Ummah:
"So have Taqwa (fear and obedience) of Allah and reconcile the differences between yourselves."[Al-Qur'an 8:1]
"Indeed the Believers
are but brothers. Therefore reconcile the differences between your
brothers, and fear Allah so that you may receive mercy." [Al-Qur'an
49:10]
"When two parties of the Believers fight each other, then make reconciliation between them." [Al-Qur'an 49:9]
“Most of their
discussions do not contain any good, except of the one who enjoins
charity or goodness or peace-making among people; whoever does that to
seek the pleasure of Allah – We shall soon give him a great reward”
(Surah Nisa: 114)
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