Through Force or Faith? — Page 51
Principles to Promote World Peace 51 and also the realistic ways to eradicate the unrest of the world will become manifest. Allah, the Exalted, ordains in the Holy Quran that the peace of the world depends on justice. And just how high should your standard of justice be? Allah says , in this regard: اْوُلِدْعَتاْوُلِدْعِا َوُه ُبَرْقَا ىٰوْقَّتلِلَو اوُقَّتا َهّٰللا َّنِا َهّٰللا ٌۢرْيِبَخ اَمِب َنْوُلَمْعَتاَهُّيَاٰۤي َنْيِذَّلا اْوُنَمٰا اْوُنْوُك َنْيِمّٰوَق ِهّٰلِل َءٓاَدَهُش ِطْسِقْلاِب َو اَل ْمُكَّنَمِرْجَي ُنٰاَنَش ٍمْوَق ىٰۤلَع اَّلَا O ye who believe! be steadfast in the cause of Allah, bear- ing witness in equity; and let not a people’s enmity incite you to act otherwise than with justice. Be always just. That is nearer to righteousness. And fear Allah. Surely, Allah is Aware of what you do. ( S u rah al-M a ’idah, 5:9) Explaining this, the Promised Messiah as says: “The enmity of the hostile nations should not inhibit you from justice. Adhere to justice as righteousness lies in it. ” He says: You know how hard it is to deal with equity in matters relating to such nations who wantonly abuse and cause grief and commit bloodshed and give chase and kill children and women as the infidels of Makkah did; and then do not desist from warfare. But the Quranic teach- ings did not strip the rights of even such mortal enemies and admonished for justice and veracity… I tell you truly that it is easy to treat the enemy courteously but it is very difficult to safeguard the rights of the enemy and not to abandon equity and justice in disputes. It is the feat only of the brave.