Al-Mahram International Journal

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CENTRE FOR TRANS-SAHARAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI
  • Abbreviation: Al-Mahram Int. J.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 0794-3318
  • DOI: 10.5897/AIJ
  • Start Year: 2020
  • Published Articles: 10

Full Length Research Paper

Islam, the religion of peace and unity

Abba Buba


  • Article Number - F34A86667301
  • Vol.9(1), pp. 37-56 , November 2020
  •  Received: 20 February 2020
  •  Accepted: 20 July 2020
  •  Published: 30 November 2020

Abstract

Peaceful co-existence among people of different faiths is a thing that is admitted to be the yardstick of unity, hence encouraged by Islam. As ambassador of peace and unity, Islam spells out to its adherents how they could associate themselves with the non-Muslims in order to ensure peace, unity, stability and progress. It is in this content that this paper sought to discuss with prove from Qur’an, which encourages peace, tolerance and unity. The paper goes further to give highlight of numerous examples, in the content of the noble Qur’an and scholars view of religion, peace and unity.
 
Keywords: religion, peace, tranquillity and unity