Faith-based peacebuilding through intercultural dialogue

• Main Authors: Ghanbari Mohsen, Ali Shah Seyed Hidayat
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Center for Religious Sciences Kom, Belgrade 2018-01-01
• Series: Kom: Časopis za Religijske Nauke
• Subjects: Islam; the Qur'an; faith-based peacebuilding; culture; intercultural and interfaith dialogue; Prophet Muhammad; Medina Charter; Muslim brotherhood
• Online Access: https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/2334-6396/2018/2334-63961803069G.pdf

Addressing the root causes of conflicts among people, peace practitioners attempted to present their peacebuilding models in order to build peace in a context of fighting individuals, groups, and societies. Islamic faith-based peacebuilding that is derived from the main sources of Islamic thought - the Qur'an and the Sunna - is the model by which Muslim peacebuilders have tried to solve the problems of Muslim world. The outstanding figure of Islamic peacebuilding is Prophet Muhammad, as he is introduced to be a perfect role model for all humanity in all times. Therefore, we have a glance at the Prophet's tradition in order to illuminate how he behaved in a multicultural and multireligious environment of Medina while attempting to build an integrated community. Dialogue was a tactic that the Prophet used in dealing with people by reciting the glorious Qur'an and issuing the Charter of Medina to unify the diverse society of Medina under a new culture of Muslim brotherhood and Umma.