Sadullah Khan – Parables and Wisdom from the Quran (Peace predicated on Justice) Night 14

is prejudice.

In fact, many words in the English language itself are derived from

words pertaining to terror

emanating from religious backgrounds. For example, someone

is a zealot. zealot originally was an extremist Jewish sect who waged

a ruthless campaign against the Romans in around 70. Ad. Then you

get the machine from which you get the word assessing a deviant

Muslim sect who took hashish, opium. And under this influence of

this, they would kill the crusade some of the Crusades, sometime in

the 12th century, you have a word called thug. And a thug refers to

a mid 19th century Hindu sect they used to murder travelers in the

name of the Goddess Kali. So you can see all these words clearly

indicate how some words relate to murder and violence have come and

originated from a religious setting.

Now despite the presence of violence, and the use of terror,

in many parts of the world, involving many different

ideologies,

Islam nowadays, tends to be more associated with war, and with

terror than any other ideology or religion.

Though the very word Islam

means peace, and notwithstanding a well documented history of Islam,

its contribution to global civilization, Islam, in most

media, and by many governments, primarily the more powerful

governments alike, particularly right now, America and China,

Islam is portrayed as an aggressive religion, and the term

Islam is used most synonymously with terrorism than any other

term.

Not to the contrary of all of this, to the contrary of all of

this, Islam emanates. It's inextricably linked to the notion

of peace, not war, because the very word Islam, from the root

word salah, which implies species, and also implies harmonious

submission to the divine.

In fact, one of the divine attributes the Divine Names of the

Almighty is a salaam, the source of peace. Muslim is when we greet

we don't say hello, no, goodbye. No Good morning. We meet and greet

wherever we are in the world. And we say a salam Wa alaykum peace be

unto you, we meet in peace, and we depart in peace. And not only

that, the final ultimate reward for human endeavor is paradise.

And we call that paradise Daraa salaam, the abode of peace.

But what do we mean when we say peace?

Some people assume that in a society where there is no

violence, or there are no social political disturbances, then that

is a society in peace.

That may appear so. But it's not necessarily the case. In every

situation.

We have to distinguish between positive peace and negative peace.

positive peace can be described as a harmonious relationship

and the absence of violence in a society characterized by respect,

by justice, and by goodwill, among the members of that society, then

you call it a Darussalam, or the state of peace. Negative peace is

where there is no violence. Apparently, there is no public

disturbance, despite the authorities or the powers that be

who may be unjust and tyrannical. In other words, the society

appears peaceful, but because the society is silent, in the face of

injustice, and of corruption, and of tyranny, Islam does not promote

that peace. Islam promotes positive peace. Because justice is

of paramount importance in Islam. So much so er de Loup, who are

Acropolis Taqwa justice, is the closest social manifestation to

piety.

In fact, injustice is so abhorrent. In Islam, there is a

divine declaration, Allah Himself declares a divine declaration of

selfless ambition, but only has he made it haram for us. Allah

declares him around for himself. Hadith that also

Allah Allah was

inspired to say according to Buddha Lavon, and in the Bissell

Allahu alayhi wa sallam, female Yahweh and rugby Azzawajal ALLAH

inspires the prophet to say, here are you body in the haram to fool

my lips the watch out to Biola Kumar Rama Fela of Allah moon, oh

my servants, I've made injustice and oppression haram upon myself

and I have forbidden it amongst you. So therefore, never be unjust

to one another Hadith documented in the Sahaba of Imam Muslim. As a

matter of fact, all prophets who came throughout history, prophets

who are beacons of light models of excellence, teachers and

liberators of humanity. Among the primary mission of all of these

prophets were loved.

Ones, Muhammad Kitab, Ole Miss Zan, Leah Kuhlman, Nasser

blocklist, they will send in order that humanity that people may live

with justice. So despite the inextricable link in the time era,

Imola baby Tamia said in Allah who came with Bella Ardila incarnate

calf Euro wala your chemo Voluma were incarnate Musa Muslim.

It is said

Tamia says it is said that Allah allows the justice to remain in

power, even if he'd be led by unbelieving people. But Allah will

not allow an oppressive state to remain in power, even if it's led

by Muslims. In other words, justice is paramount in social

dealing, and in social governance. Just as therefore, is of such

paramount importance, that neither the religion of a person

know your hatred for someone even if you hate someone for legitimate

reasons, no your hatred can cause you to sue from justice here or

you will live in moo goo or Wamena dilla issue either because while

you remain a commissioner oming Allah Allah Tada Oh, you proclaim

faith, stand out firmly for justice as witnesses to Allah. And

even if you hate someone, you dislike someone vehemently. Let

not even your dislike or your hatred cause you to serve from

justice. Yeah, I do. We just have accountability taqwa, that is the

closest expression to piety.

So, let us acknowledge the following points. One, Allah

through the revelation, the Sunnah of the Rasul through his example,

we find that Islam endorses positive peace or peace by based

on the foundation of justice. Number two, there cannot be any

notion of Islamic governance, unless it's based on universal

justice, because people have faith and people of conscience always

support the legitimate aspirations of the oppressed, whoever they

oppress, may be and wherever they may be. And point number three, it

is our collective duty as people of faith and people of conscience

to perpetuate the mission of prophets, prophets who came

throughout history, and we know that among the primary mission of

these prophets, who we say we emulate. Among the primary

missions, was the manifestation of justice Akoto kolyada. Was Tukwila

wa salam aleikum wa rahmatullah.