Global Peace and Security in Jewish Culture and Tradition (An Examination of the Claimants to Global Peace and Security)

Document Type : Original Article

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Faculty Member, Research Institute of Islamic Sciences and Culture, Mahdism and Future Studies Research Institute, Qom, Iran

Abstract

For many years, global political planners, rulers, and executive leaders have sought to establish peace, security, and stability for themselves, their nations, and humanity as a whole. Various political plans, bills, wars, and psychological campaigns have been launched to achieve such an atmosphere. Some of these plans have been implemented, while others have remained only on paper or have been deliberately obstructed. The result of these confrontations and incomplete schemes has not been the realization of global peace and security but rather the opposite — a movement toward increased conflict and insecurity. Contemporary examples abound: wherever there are bloodshed and oppression in the world, traces of Zionist Israeli Jews and their loyal allies — the United States and Saudi Arabia — can be found. What have they brought to humanity other than displacement, plunder, and insecurity, including the ongoing massacre of Muslims and the oppressed in various regions? Can such powers truly be called the champions of global peace and security? This article aims to examine the teachings of peace and security within the Jewish tradition and culture, whose followers claim to be advocates of global peace and stability. It also seeks to answer the question: Does Judaism possess the potential to govern a diverse and plural world? However, it concludes that only adherence to Islam can guarantee genuine global peace and security. The Prophet Muhammad and the Imams made great efforts to establish universal peace, but opportunists and worldly-minded individuals prevented its realization. Nonetheless, according to divine promise, true peace and security will ultimately be realized through the mighty hand of the final divine savior.

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  • Receive Date: 04 February 2024
  • Revise Date: 16 March 2024
  • Accept Date: 06 May 2024

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