Understanding Islam — Page 12
IS ISLAM A VIOLENT RELIGION? 12 steadfast in doing good for the sake of God Almighty and devotes all his faculties to that cause. In other words, he belongs entirely to God Almighty both doctrinally and in practice. ” 9 The fifth Caliph (Successor) of the Promised Messiah as , His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad aa says: Islam is peace. If a person does not follow a particular teaching properly whilst claiming to subscribe to it, then it is he who is in error, not the teaching. The meaning of the word ‘Islam’ itself means peace, love and security. That “there should be no compulsion in matters of faith,” 10 is a clear injunction of the Holy Quran. From cover-to-cover, the Holy Quran teaches love, affection, peace, reconciliation and the spirit of sacrifice. The Holy Quran states repeatedly that one who does not adopt righteousness is far removed from Allah, and therefore, is far removed from the teachings of Islam. Hence, if anybody portrays Islam as an extreme and violent religion filled with teachings of bloodshed, then such a portrayal has no link with the real Islam. 11