AhlulBayt News Agency

source : TNA
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10 May 2015

8:51:31 PM
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Islam is the religion of peaceful coexistence: Korean Islamic scholar

Head of the Islamic studies center in Soutn Korea praised Islam as the religion of peaceful coexistence warning that violence in contemporary era target unity among religions.

Kim Ah-young, director of the Centre for Islamic Studies, called Islam as the religion of peaceful coexistence demanding all to help for a global understanding of the truth behind all religions.
 
49-year old Islamic studies has recently issued an article in South Korean Herald paper expressing her views on Islam, religions and the role of religion in prevalence of peace.
 
In her recently released article, Kim Ah-young has criticized efforts to misrepresent religions as an aggressive figure saying that all religions have a justice-seeking and pacifist nature.
 
"Creation of some violence in the present era merely aims at dividing the people and damaging the coexistence among different religions." noted the researcher demanding all for efforts to expand a global comprehension of the religions.
 
She said," It is only in the light of peace that one can be hopeful of dialogue among religions." Adding," In the process of multi polarization, we have to seek help from religious factors."
 
According to the Korean Islamist researcher, open mindedness can help making the best of religion as means to globalization and also helping strong coexistence among Islam, Christianity and Judaism.
 
"Religions are beyond borders and history has proved that all religions have been stressing necessity of peaceful coexistence." Noted Kim Ay-young and added," We have to admit that without peaceful coexistence, there will be no peace among nations and no dialogue will be formed."
 
In view of this researcher, Prophet of Islam revealed his prophecy with the aim of bringing peace among religions and prevailing fraternity among nations and he achieved his objective with the help of the holy book of Islam, Qur'an.
 
She wrote," Islam, beside all other religions, has formed a bright future for humanity leading all to a solution for their problems quite wisely."

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