4. Peace And Conflict Flashcards
Quote for Peace and peacemaking.
‘The servants of the Lord of mercy are those who walk humbly on the earth… who when aggressive people address them, reply with words of peace’ If you want to be a follower of God, you must respond to conflict with peace.
Quote for Conflict.
‘Fight in God’s cause against those who fight you but don’t overstep the limit’ Fight for the protection of Islam but only in proportion.
Quotes for: 1. Pacifism 2. Passive resistance
- ‘If anyone kills a person, unless in retribution for murder or spreading corruption it is as if he kills all mankind.’ Life is sacred and should be protected but there is a limit 2. ‘If an act of disobedience to Allah is imposed he should not listen to or obey it.’ Passively resist governments that prevent you from practicing Islam
Quotes for just war theory.
- ‘Why should you not fight in gods cause?’ Fighting is acceptable if in the name of Islam 2. ‘The believers fight for God’s cause while those who reject faith fight for an unjust cause’ Fighting for religious reasons makes fighting acceptable but those who don’t fight for god aren’t acceptable.
Quote on holy war
‘Fight them until there is no more persecution and worship is devoted to god’ Lesser jihad is acceptable and is required to make people see that they should follow god.
Quotes on Weapons of Mass destruction
‘Prepare against them whatever forces you can muster’ Use everything thta you possibly can, including WMDs I̶ ̶f̶e̶l̶t̶ ̶a̶ ̶g̶r̶e̶a̶t̶ ̶d̶i̶s̶t̶u̶r̶b̶a̶n̶c̶e̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶F̶o̶r̶c̶e̶.̶ ̶A̶s̶ ̶i̶f̶ ̶m̶i̶l̶l̶i̶o̶n̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶v̶o̶i̶c̶e̶s̶ ̶s̶u̶d̶d̶e̶n̶l̶y̶ ̶c̶r̶i̶e̶d̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶t̶e̶r̶r̶o̶r̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶w̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶s̶u̶d̶d̶e̶n̶l̶y̶ ̶s̶i̶l̶e̶n̶c̶e̶d̶
Quote on diverging Islamic attitudes towards conflict
’ Those who have been attacked, are permitted to take up arms because they have been wronged ‘ Whenever someone does somehting wrong to you, you are allowed to retaliate violently
