Islam - Peaceful Religion — Page 4
‘He who abandons kindness abandons religion. The Holy Qur’an teaches that whosoever kills a person without justi- fiable cause will be as if he has killed the whole world. In the same way, I say that if someone is not kind unto his brother, it is like he has been unkind to the whole world. ’ ( Al Hakm Vol. 9 No. 15 dated 30 April 1905 p. 2: Commentary by the Promised Messiah, Vol. 2: p. 405) Now on this verse, the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community has drawn an interesting conclusion that people think that Islam is an extremist religion but this is a mis-understanding on their part. Islam is saying that even if you are unkind in your treatment with your fellow human being, you are a cause of destroying the peace and harmony of the world. Forget killing anyone, you should always be kind in your dealings with every person in the world and spread the peaceful message of Islam. I shall briefly explain some of the countless examples of kindness we find in the life of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (sa) and how concerned he was about the condition of his people. If someone is kind to some person and wants to see his or her betterment, then the person will try his best to do something for him or her. The Holy Prophet (sa) was so kind and anxious for his people and prayed for them even though they believed in so many gods that it is beyond our imagination. God Almighty has promised that He would most surely punish those who associate others with God. Now, this thought that God Almighty would never forgive one who associates partners with God, used to make the Holy Prophet (sa) restless so much so that he would bow down repeatedly in prayers. He had a burning passion in his heart for the reformation of his people that he had become weary with worry for his people. Finally, God Almighty had to tell him not to grieve himself to death for sorrow after them (Ch. 18:v. 7) and that his mission was only to give them the message. We can judge his prayers from the following Tradition: The Holy Prophet (sa) prayed for his enemies: ‘O Allah! Guide my people because they know not (do not know the truth) ’. P AGE 4 Islam Ð A Religion of Peace Islam is saying that even if you are unkind in your treatment with your fellow human being, you are a cause of destroying the peace and harmony of the world. Forget killing anyone, you should always be kind in your dealings with every person in the world and spread the peaceful message of Islam.