Islam and World Peace: Explanations of a Sufi

"My brothers, the holy wars that the children of Adam are waging today are not true holy wars. Taking other lives is not jihad. We will have to answer for that kind of jihad when we are not questioned in the grave. That jihad is for the sake of men, for the sake of earth and wealth, for the sake of one's children, one's wife, and one's possessions. Selfish intentions are intermingled within that kind of jihad. True jihad is to praise God and cut away the inner satanic enemies. That is the one jihad that Allah accepts."

Read this book and you will get a sense of Islam as the Prophet Muhammad, God's peace be upon him, revealed it, taught it, and lived it. It is like nothing you have ever seen or heard or experienced.

"I hope that many people read the warm, loving words of Bawa Muhaiyadden and understand that indeed the words islam and salam— peace—belong to the same root and that a true understanding of the inner dimensions of Islam will help them to find peace for themselves...."

ANNEMARIE SCHIMMEL, Professor of Indo-Muslim Culture, Harvard University

"At a time when Islam is being identified so much in the West with war and conflict, it is urgent that the message of this book be heard...for it relates Islam to the peace and serenity which has always been at the heart of its message."

DR. SEYYED HOSSEIN NASR, Professor of Islamic Studies, George Washington University

"...A rich work, full of incredible insights on the present state of the world."

VICTOR DANNER, Professor of Religious Studies, Indiana University