Role of Islamic Education & Institutions in the promotion of peace and harmony

Abstract

Islam is a Universal and impartial religion. which covers every sphere of our lives. In this perspective, Allah Almighty sent Prophet ﷺ to us for illuminating the path of our lives and for teaching us how to live in a society. Our Prophet ﷺ prescribed clear guidelines for the whole world to establish peace and co-ordination in the world. “Suffah” and “Masjid-e-Nabwi” are among the earliest institutions of Islam. In these institutions, He ﷺ taught Sahaba the basic teachings of Islam as well as inculcated their ethics and edified them on how to face personal discrimination and deal with tolerating and respecting others’ views, ideas, likings, disliking’s, and how to survive in diversity. Islam emphasizes reconciliation, we have a lot of examples like when Rasool Allah ﷺ made the Muhajir and Ansar brothers and the big example of Fatah Makkah. All Islamic institutions base are these teachings. In this contemporary world, Islamic institutions (Dini Madaris) play a pivotal role in the stability, construction, evolution, and dissemination of peace and harmony in society. Our society used to have sectarianism, it was intense, because there is ambiguity at the academic, intellectual, and jurisprudence level and it caused intolerant behavior. But now it has decreased day by day. The major objective of this study is about examining Islam as a system of peace and the role of Islamic Institutions in peace-building and coexistence. Islamic Institutes in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia, Egypt, Kenya, and many other countries have developed their modules, and teacher training guides to support peace education. In the Pakistan Islamic institutions like the council of Islamic ideology Pakistan, Pegham-e-Pakistan, Dar-ul-Uloom Jamia Naeemia Lahore, Jamia binnoria international Karachi, and a chain of institutes, are working for peace and harmony by conducting different workshops, pieces of training and dialogues.