The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam — Page 62
56 the root of peacefulness, but as it is not exercised under the control of reason or reflection and with deliberation, it is not accounted a moral quality. It becomes a moral quality when a person deliberately makes himself harmless and exercises the quality of peacefulness on its proper occasion, and refrains from using it out of place. In this context the Divine teaching is: وَأَصْلِحُوا ذَاتَ بَيْنِكُمْ 64 والصلحُ خَيْرُ 65 وَعِبَادُ الرَّحْمنِ الَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ هَوْنًا 07 وَإِنْ جَنَحُوْ الِلسَّلْمِ فَاجْنَحْ لَهَا 66 وَإِذَا مَرُّوا بِاللَّغْوِ مَرُّوا كِرَامًا 68 67 اِدْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ فَإِذَا الَّذِى بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيُّ حَمِيمُ 69 That is, try to promote accord between yourselves; Peace is best; when they incline towards peace, do 64. And set things right among yourselves, (The Holy Quran, al-Anfal 8:2) 65. And reconciliation is best. (The Holy Quran, an-Nisa' 4:129) 66. And if they incline towards peace, incline you also towards it, (The Holy Quran, al-Anfal 8:62) 67. And the servants of the Gracious God are those who walk on the earth in a dignified manner, (The Holy Quran, al-Furqan 5,25:64) 68. And when they pass by anything vain, they pass on with dignity; (The Holy Quran, al-Furqan 25:73) 69. Repel evil with that which is best. And lo, he between whom and yourself was enmity will become as though he were a warm friend. (The Holy Quran, Ha Mim as-Sajdah 41:35)