Qur’ānic Approach to Peace Building: Action Guide from the Mother and the Sister of Prophet Mūsā

Authors

  • Che Amnah Binti Bahari Department of Usuluddin and Comparative Religion, Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31436/alburhn.v4i1.162

Keywords:

Qurʾanic semantic, iṣlāḥ, peace building, reconciliation, conflict

Abstract

Peace building refers to a process of establishing peace and preventing the recurrence of violence by addressing the root cause and effect of the conflict through constructive understanding and reconciliation. al-Qurʾān in many circumstances has highlighted the term iṣlāḥ, which means peace as opposed to war in everyday life, in the form of action guides of the people of the past. This paper attempts to study the Qurʾanic approach to peace building by studying the term iṣlāḥ and other related terms from various Qurʾanic verses in connection with the vicious events confronted by the mother and sister of Prophet Mūsā and the good-natured actions applied by them to overcome the mishaps. This article concludes that utilising Islamic, universal values and principles will increase the possibility for peaceful change and development in community, which is conducive to harmonious and peaceful co-existence.

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Published

2020-03-03

How to Cite

Binti Bahari, Che Amnah. 2020. “Qur’ānic Approach to Peace Building: Action Guide from the Mother and the Sister of Prophet Mūsā”. AL-BURHĀN: JOURNAL OF QURʾĀN AND SUNNAH STUDIES 4 (1). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.:1-13. https://doi.org/10.31436/alburhn.v4i1.162.

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2020)

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