Peace and Conflict Resolution in Islam

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Peace and Conflict Resolution in Islam

Peace and Conflict Resolution in Islam argues the case for Islam as the prescription for constructing and maintaining a society of peace, tolerance, compassion, justice and equality at every level of humanity.

The book draws exhaustively from the Qur’an and hadith and investigates and analyses historical events from the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad(SAW) and the early caliphate of Islam.

From Back Cover

We live in a world rife with conflict – between nations, between religions, between ethnic groups and even between families – and yet there are no winners. Conflict leaves a path of destruction in its wake, from catastrophic loss of life at one end of the spectrum to enmity and grudges within hearts at the other. There is no inner or outer peace. And yet that is something that we all yearn for: to be at peace with ourselves and with others so that we can be the best human beings we are capable of, both individually and on a collective basis.

Peace and Conflict Resolution in Islam argues the case for Islam as the prescription for constructing and maintaining a society of peace, tolerance, compassion, justice and equality at every level of humanity. The book draws exhaustively from the Qur’an and hadith and investigates and analyses historical events from the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad As. and the early caliphate of Islam.

Topics covered include:

■ The Question of Jihad
■ The Issue of Nonviolence in Islam
■ Ethics of War and Peace according to the Shariah
■ A Detailed Analysis of the Life of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), as a Peacemaker
■ Exploring Human Nature in Order to Understand Conflict
■ Practical Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution Advice for Individuals and Groups

Appendices

Appendix A: The Farewell Sermon of the Prophet (P.B.U.H.)

Appendix B: The Constitution of Madinah (The Madinah Charter) (622 CE)

Appendix C: The Treaty of Hudaybiyyah (628 CE)

Appendix D: The Agreement of Umar with the People of the Surrendered City of Jerusalem (638 CE)

Appendix E: Quick Tips for Conflict Resolvers and Mediators

Glossary of Arabic Terms
Bibliography
Index

About The Author

Flamur Vehapi is a researcher, writer, academic and a student of peace and conflict resolution. He was born in Kosova and later from by the brutal Serbian regime in the late 1990s.

He received his bachelor’s degree from Southern Oregon University where he majored in counselling psychology with i minor in history and, in 2013, received his master’s from Portland State University in Conflict Resolution. Later, Vehapi taught both at Rogue Community College and Southern Oregon University, and recently he has been teaching in the Middle East.

His work and research interests include peace and conflict studies, nationalism, diplomacy, human rights, social justice, religion, the Balkans and the Middle East. While in Southern Oregon, Vehapi received the 2009 Imagine Award for Community Peacemaking.