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War and Peace: Mankind Must Put An End To War Before War Puts An End To Mankind
War and Peace: Mankind Must Put An End To War Before War Puts An End To Mankind
War and Peace: Mankind Must Put An End To War Before War Puts An End To Mankind
WAR
War is an organized (and often prolonged) conflict that is
carried out by states or non-state actors.
It is generally characterized by extreme violence, social
disruption and economic destruction.
War should be understood as an actual, intentional and
widespread armed conflict between political
communities, and therefore is defined as a form of
political violence or intervention.
War is the failure of diplomacy
Causes of war
Lack of communication/diplomacy
Conflict of interest
Conflict of ideas
Political hegemony
Gain of economic resources
Bandwagoning
Human nature (realistic view)
Identity clashes
Ethnicity
Prevention (pre-emptive strikes)
Modern warfare
Terrorism
The Arabic words for war is harb or qital which are found in
the, Qur'an and Hadith
War is repeated 36 times in Quran, peace is repeated 67 times
Also,
Quranic Verses
Permission (to fight) is given to those upon whom war is
made because they are oppressed, and most surely Allah
is well able to assist them (22:39)
Allah does not forbid you respecting those who have not
made war against you on account of (your) religion, and
have not driven you forth from your homes, that you
show them kindness and deal with them justly; surely
Allah loves the doers of justice. (60.8)
O you who believe! when you go to war in Allah's way,
make investigation, and do not say to any one who
offers you peace (4:94)
Peace
Peace
Peace is a sign of harmony characterized by
the lack of violence, conflict behaviors and the
freedom from fear of violence
Absence of war
It was understood that peace and security
would require:
facilitating socioeconomic development and
protection of human rights
Peace
Give peace a chance through
- diplomacy,
mutual respect and
Cooperation
Thank you
Questions