Open AccessPeace among Muslims
Author(s) -
Zakyi Ibrahim
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of islam and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2690-3741
pISSN - 2690-3733
DOI - 10.35632/ajis.v28i2.1252
Subject(s) - humanity , obligation , obedience , value (mathematics) , political science , law , realization (probability) , environmental ethics , sociology , philosophy , computer science , mathematics , machine learning , statistics
Peace is seen as a sociopolitical value whose permanent realization keepseluding humanity, despite constant efforts (at least for the past century) forit to prevail permanently. For Muslims, peace1 is not just a sociopoliticalimperative; it is also a religious obligation. So any attempts to achieve itat anytime (be it among Muslims, or between them and their non-Muslimenemies) must be considered an act of obedience to God, who enjoinedthem, on several occasions in the Qur’an (for example, 8:61), to strivetoward peace. In this editorial, I will highlight only peace amongMuslims ...