Islam and Wolrd/Inner Peace

[RoryOC]

Assalamu alaikum

Hi everyone, I will start by saying that I am not a muslim, but have nothing but respect for Islam :) Im a high school student currently in his last year with exams coming up, one of my topics is 'Studies of Religion' and the exam features a section on either World or Inner peace, and I must choose a religion to write about and how it promotes world peace or inner peace for the individual, I have decided that I will write about Islam in this section of the exam.

I was wondering if any members of this forum would mind giving me their personal oppinion on how Islam promoted world/inner peace. Or at least giving me an idea where I could find some good websites to continue my research. Some quotes from the Koran would be great!

Thanks again :)

[Hamayun]

Welcome to LI my friend.

Contrary to the image the media portrays of Muslims we are not violent people. Quite the opposite. The rest is all politics. Nothing to do with Islam.

Here are a couple of good articles about Islam and why it is the religion of Peace.

http://us2.fmanager.net/api_v1/produ...&objectId=1792

http://www.al-islami.com/islam/religion_of_peace.php

Hope that helps :)

Peace

[RoryOC]

Thanks for your help! Those sites are great. At the moment I have only a text book understanding of Islam and its concept of world and inner peace, its great to get a true muslims word on the matter

:)

[Güven]

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[RoryOC]

Welcome to the forum ! :)

If you have any Questions feel free to ask !

peace

Thanks

It is my understanding that an individual must wage an jihad in order to achieve inner peace. Inner peace is also acheived by following the guidance of the Koran and the five pillars of Islam, Im sure its much more detailed then that, but is that correct?

:)

[Hamayun]

The literal meaning of the word Jihad is "Struggle". It has nothing to do with waging a holy war or anything of that sort.

Even resisting temptation of things that are bad for you is a Jihad.

Here is a video that explains it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewQP0PHOOTw

Peace :)

[RoryOC]

The literal meaning of the word Jihad is "Struggle". It has nothing to do with waging a holy war or anything of that sort.

Even resisting temptation of things that are bad for you is a Jihad.

Here is a video that explains it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewQP0PHOOTw

Peace :)

Ah yes, the greater and lesser Jihad right? The greater jihad being the struggle to stay obedient to the will of Allah (the internal struggle?) and the lesser being the physical struggle against those who oppress Islam or its people?

and hahaha at that video, I wasnt expecting that!

[Hamayun]

Ah yes, the greater and lesser Jihad right? The greater jihad being the struggle to stay obedient to the will of Allah (the internal struggle?) and the lesser being the physical struggle against those who oppress Islam or its people?

and hahaha at that video, I wasnt expecting that!

Oops!!! wrong video haha!! :D

Here is the correct one http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QGVLKW7ixjU

[RoryOC]

Oops!!! wrong video haha!! :D

Here is the correct one http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QGVLKW7ixjU

that video was great, its such a shame that I rarely get to see things like that in the western media