In religious debates the burden often falls on Muslims to defend Islam as a religion of peace
We heared thrown around a lot
The statement Islam is a religion of peace. Then someone else would say
But how can it be a religion of peace if dot-dot-dot so to address the statement?
We got a first look at the actual definitions of the words being used then compared with Islam as a religion
Separate from how an individual who professes to be Muslim might act everybody
Welcome back to another episode of FTD facts
My name is Leroy, Kenton
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To continue to explore more information. Let's explore Islam religion of peace
Let's take a look
So the first question is what is peace
Well, the definition of peace means freedom from disturbance tranquility stillness now religion
That's the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power
Especially a personal god or gods now when we look at the term Islam the word Islam means submission or surrender
And the word Islam sometimes has different connotations as it's used in the Quran like in some verses
There's more of a stress on the quality of Islam as an internal spiritual state example
One of the verses in the Quran state whosoever
God desires to guide he opens his heart to Islam and there's other verses that link Islam and religion
Together for example today I have perfected your religion for you
I have completed my blessing upon you I have approved Islam for your religion
Others describe Islam as an action of returning to God more than just a verbal
Affirmation so you can't just declare yourself a Muslim
You must now act out being a Muslim now, we don't ask ourselves this question. But what does the word off mean?
So the word off is expressing relationship between a part and HUL indicating an association between two entities
typically one of
Belonging and the word Muslim is a person who dedicates his worship exclusively to God
Which would then have them follow the religion of Islam?
so when we look at all of these words and their definitions
the phrase religion of peace would then mean a belief in and worship of a God that is associated in some way to
Freedom from disturbance as well as tranquility and stillness now
Where did this push for Islam to be called a religion of peace even come from?
Islam was first called a religion of peace as late as in 1930s
This was in the title of a book published in India by
Ishqiya Husain Qureshi the phrase began to take off pretty slowly but by the
1970s it started appearing more and more and more more frequently in different writings of Muslims for a Western audience
So you want to know that the first thirteen hundred years of Islamic history this description of being our religion of peace
Didn't occur it's not found anywhere in the text or the traditions of Islam right up until last
Century now doesn't mean that Islam did not promote anything to do with. Peace
It just meant the label of calling it religion of peace didn't occur really until 1930 now, of course
there are some Muslims who have
Carried out the name of Islam in a very aggressive way just based on their own interpretation and their conscience
However, there are many verses in the Quran. Like let religion only be for the sake of God that's in chapter 2 verse
194 of the Quran as well as there is there should be no compulsion in religion?
That's from chapter 2 verse 257 of the Quran now the same time there are several not so peaceful
Passages in the Quran is Islam a religion of peace. Well regardless of how you answer this question
There will be someone who can tests the answer
It also depends on what measurement you're going to use to determine what makes a religion peaceful or not
If a Muslim says Islam is a religion of peace
Well, then there's a skeptic on the other hand that will quote passages of the Quran that do not indicate. Peace
So how do we avoid this endless debate?
Well in doing research there is two possible answers that you could look at one answer could be yes
Islam is a religion of peace because Islam is a religion in which one can express and experience. Peace
Now there's a second response that can be no. It's not a religion of peace
However, Islam is a religion in which you can express and experience. Peace
So these answers leaves it up to the individual experience and avoids an argument
You cannot argue a personal experience and a personal expression. That's part of what makes us humans
So trying to prove if it's a religion of peace it actually limits the scope of the religion Islam is like all other religions
It's a religion period and in the religion there are
teachings that promote peace and other things like love how to manage money and so on and at the same time
Passages in the Quran indicate that Islam had non peaceful occurrences and events throughout history
So what do you believe about Islam can peace be found in the religion or is there no peace at all?
You decide leave your comments down below then this is not intended to be an argument
It's intended to look at an exam in a phrase and a viewpoint that is out in our world today
So that people can actually just take a look and learn for themselves rather than coming to any sort of drastic
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