The Home of Peace

The religious viewpoint on this subject is very aptly conveyed in the Quran in the following statement:

“God calls to the Home of Peace.”(10:25) This means that according to the creation plan, peace and harmony should prevail in human society. God Himself is peace. He intended this world to be peaceful, and only a peaceful world will be able to receive His blessings.

A peaceful world is like a paradise on earth. It is only in such a world that we can meet and establish contact with God Almighty, the Creator of Man and the universe.

Nature was a paradise on earth, but man is turning it into hell. We should bear in mind that Nature, a source of spirituality, is God’s language: it teaches us the lesson of peace and harmony. It is the source of life to all mankind, and as such, the destruction of Nature means the destruction of mankind. Nature is a fundamental necessity for human beings, both physically as well as spiritually.

Nature and man are interdependent. We cannot think of human beings without Nature, or conversely, Nature without human beings. We have either to go on together or else perish together. Nature is in peril. We must save it with all our might.