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Pacifism GapFill
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is the belief that peace should be maintained at all possible costs, no matter the situation. Those who hold this view are usually
any form of war or violence. Peace is very
to the Islamic faith, and Muslims believe that they should work towards a peaceful world. However, it cannot be said that Islam as a faith supports the idea of pacifism. While the Qur'an emphasises that peace is an ideal, it does contain teaching that
can be justified under certain situations. These are laid out in hadiths, which are the sayings of the Prophet
, who was himself a military leader. Muslims believe that they should follow his example, which is known as the
. Because he practised violence and justified it, it is considered that
is not a viable position for a Muslim to take.