If you read the Quran, you will find that it is, without doubt, a book of peace. It is not a book of violence and war. The very first phrase in the Quran is: ‘In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.’ In other words, the highest attribute of the God who has sent this Book is mercy, and this Book is an expression of the attribute of His mercy. All the statements of the Quran are, directly or indirectly, related to peace. For example, the Quran says: “God does not love corruption.” (2:205), and “God calls man to the home of peace.” (10:25). All the verses of the Quran are, directly or indirectly, based on peace. There are more than 6000 verses in the Quran. Of these, hardly 40 are about commandments of qital or war—in other words, less than 1 per cent. Those who regard the Quran as God’s Book can be considered to be true believers only when abiding by the teachings of the Quran, they become fully and completely peace-loving. On no condition whatsoever should they take the path of violence.

Source: Islam and World Peace