The role of Islam in promoting world peace and tranquility: a case study on the middle-east crisis (original) (raw)

2018, Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality: Department of Culture and Social Affairs Publications - 43

The existence of a beautiful universe cannot be surmised without considering the role of religion. Religion is not only encourages and inspires people but also provides them with the essential instrument to alleviate appetite with the exercise of beneficence; to overcome contempt and disinclination with adoring-compassion. The Christianity, Jewish religion, Hinduism, socialism and Communism etc.; emphasizes equal roles to promoting world peace. On the other hand, Islam has given whole the peace and tranquility to the world. Islam introduced to the world noble values and principles intended to promote peace among countries and peoples even during eras when war and conflict prevailed. According to the beliefs of Muslims; people’s inherent goodness gives hope and motivates to work hard to promote peace in the Muslim society, but also in all societies around the world. The word “Islam” is derived from “salaam” a word meaning peace. It also anticipates a person introducing himself to the will of the potential in order to look for perpetual peace and tranquility. The tranquility-adoring sentiment and conduct of Muslims is not an audition. It is an utmost historical fact that is very explicit from their operations when they were in order of various field of the universe where different religions were practiced. At present, there are various types of problems not only in the Middle East, such as Iraq, Syria, and Palestine, Qatar and Yemen crises but also other Muslim countries in the world. Every problem or crises has been created by the western society with their self-interested. This society is to be afraid of Islamophobia including prejudice against Muslim or Islam, exclusively as a political, cultural and social force. For this reason, they western countries in the world have begun some controversial common allegations to the Islam and also Muslims. However, the western society claims that Islam as a terrorist religion. On the other hand, everyday a lot of people in the world accept the Islam and become also Muslim. Because, they believe that Islam has given not only any kinds of these rights to the people in equality but also wants to peace and quietness to the world. The research tries to show that the role of Islam in promoting world peace is broad and quite comprehensive and includes moral, spiritual, and component dimensions at the same time. For this reason, it can easily be separated from another religion. The prime objective of this study is to highlight the role of Islam is enhancing universe quiet and tranquility with focusing upon to the Middle East. Explicative and analytic processes were followed in the formulation this article. In addition, comparative methodology was also applied in distinctive cases. Keywords: Peace and tranquility; the role of Islam; comparative analysis; Middle East; world crises. Introduction: The religion of Islam is a belief and a legal system which takes step for all the needs of a human being at every situations of his or her life. Islam did not appear into being care of mortal consideration. However, it has been disclosed by Allah as accurate and fulfilled without any deficiency. Considering these importance, The Muslim world consists of a large area in this world and also is diverse including 57 countries where at least 40 percent population is Muslim. It enlarges from Asia to West Africa. Greater Islamic world covers several countries with important Muslim minority. For example, India is the most significant of these countries together with Muslim Minority of over 130 Million people (12.5) percent of the population. However, Islam is mostly viewed as a propellant of percussion and oppression Universal correlations. The familiarity between oppression and Islam became a central concern for Policy makers inclusively after the September 11, 2011 attacks on the Pentagon and the World trade center. On the other hand, history provides that Islam has been a source and motivation for non-cruelty and peace–building. Islam has been proved in the world for peace and tranquility. Western media represent to the Islam as a terror or violence religion. This paper will discuss the familiarity between Islam and peace building and try to understand how Islamic customs can be employed for tranquility not only whole the world but also Middle East. The religion of Islam can be a positive force to establish tranquility and peace through non-cruelty activism. At these stages, this article exclusively looks at the customs of non-violence in adorned in the Islamic dissertation.