Islam means peace as well as submission to the Will of Almighty
God. Any individual can be at peace with himself or with other men or extrahuman
environment when he voluntarily submits or sun'enders his will to the
Universal Will which is the Will of God.
For a successful and peaceful individual life man needs to have a
correct perspective and a proper outlook. This correct perspective and
outlook can be acquired through the divine revelations only, as human
intellect cannot perceive the whole reality and comprehend all domains of
life. For collective peace or peace among men and nations of the world
man is even more dependent on the divpe guidance. Human mind is not
capable enough to derive and promulgate principles and laws for peace
among men and nations. This complexity deepens when there is every chance
that instinctively man may pursue ends for him and the group(s) to which
he belong. Thus, it is innate requirement for mankind to refer to the divine
teachings for peace among men and nations of the world.
The individual and collective lives of men are so interwoven and
interdependent that individual peace many a times remains at stake to the
collective disorder. The teachings of Islam as such comprehend both the
individual and collective lives of men. Islam provides a system and a
discipline which embodies its principles for the individual and collective hves
of men for their peace, well-being and development.The basic principles for
collective life in Islam are so comprehensive, universal and humane that they
form a strong baseline for orchestrating peaceful relations amongst men.
These basic principles are both religious and temporal and dominate all the
spheres and comers of man's collective life including relations among
different nations of the world. These principles or tenets are universal both
in concept and applicability.
