I have also compared these ideas with similar thoughts from other world religious literature, be it from Bible or Buddhist Tipitakas, or the Indian Vedas and other related scriptures. Without doubt, the same undercurrent lies beneath all these religions. They all promote peaceful coexistence.
That being the case, it is unfortunate that Islam is singled out as responsible for whatever aberrations we see around us today. Some ‘intellectuals’ even blame all religions to be the source of hatred and violence that raises its ugly head, every now and then. Some radical elements, in their over-enthusiasm to promote their faith, forget that their actions may tarnish the very image of their cherished faith.
Throughout the reading of Holy Quran, I rarely came across any occasion where the book instigates violence or intolerance to fellow humans. Though I keep reading that other secondary texts such as Tafseer and Hadith do talk about formidable violence that might have been indulged in, during the early phase of Islam.
I would like to brush aside such narratives as aberrations and rather focus on the primary text.
In my opinion, most of the problems arise due to lack of exposure to other points of view. I hope this series of discussions would provide some insights to iron out the differences. After all, we are all one human race, creation of the same God, if you like.
As a spiritual path, there is no two words about the fact that Islam, true to its name, is a great path of surrender to God.
While concluding this short series of discussions, I get the same feeling that I got when I concluded the series on Buddha sometime early 2018. It is a feeling of separation from the beloved with whom you associated yourselves all along. But neither Buddha nor Allah would ever separate from you.
Quranic verses episode 20
Based on verses from Holy
Quran. The interpretation is by Dr.King. The
Quran recitations are from various sites such as Quran.net,
Quran411.com and so on.
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