Islam's Response to Contemporary Issues — Page 269
Individual Peace 269 There is no logic left in being beneficial to others without an ulterior motive. There is no external reference point left in the form of a beneficent God, who is the only binding and meeting point of all forms of creation. This is the ultimate Islamic philosophy. Without returning to God one cannot attain peace and without that peace, peace in society cannot be built. All human efforts to create peace from selfish ulterior motives are bound to fail and come to nothing. If there is no God, there is no peace. That is the ultimate wisdom. Thank you. Endnotes 1. Ch. 2: Al-Baqarah : 149 2. Ch. 104: Al-Humazah : 2–10 3. Ch. 3: Al-‘Imr a n : 111 4. Bukh a r i , Kit a buz Zak a t, B a bu L a Sadaqatin illa ‘an Z ahri Ghinan 5. Muslim, Kit a buz Zak a t, B a bu Kar a hatil Mas’alati lin N a si 6. Ch. 99: Al-Zilz a l : 5–9 7. Bukh a r i , Kit a bul Jih a di was Siyari, B a bu man Akhadha birrik a bi wa Nahwihi 8. Muslim, Kit a bul Mus a qati wal Muzara‘ati, B a bu Fa d lil Gharsi waz Zar‘i 9. Bukh a r i , Kit a bul Man a qib, B a bu ‘Al a m a tin Nubuwwati fil Isl a mi