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By Edwin Agola | March 28, 2011
Religious leaders have expressed concern over the worsening peace in the world, cautioning that if the situation is left unchecked, the world would revert to the old days when personal ego and tyranny ruled the universe.
Sheikh Tahir Mahmood head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community sounded the warning in Dar es Salaam at the weekend during multi-religious forum organised by members of his community to discuss the role of Islam in the global peace.
“We cannot establish true peace by neglecting the rights of other people so much that tribes and nations indulge in barbaric acts,” said the cleric.
The spiritual leader underscored the essence of peace in relation to justice and benevolence and that by always being just; people tend to get close to the righteousness in life.
“Every problem cannot be solved by force, but good and just treatment fosters a feeling of bonding and trust, which can promote love, affection and equality,” he said.
He said peace and security in the world can only be guaranteed when false and oppressive notion of supremacy for some nations is eradicated.
The Muslim cleric poignantly stressed that the apparent differences in mankind were only for identification among people from various nations in Europe, Asia, African and America.
Speaking during the occasion, the secretary of the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) Fr Anthony Makunde said it was important that the people welfare were addressed by concerned parties if peace was to prevail.
“It is true that our nation enjoys relative peace. This might be sustained if controversies surrounding investments are resolved,” he said.
Earlier, Minister of State in the President’s office (Social Relations and Co-ordination) Stephen Wassira said problems facing the country now should not be used as an excuse to disrupt the existing peace.
Tanzanians, he said, should know that restoring peace would be “a tall order” when chaos ensue and that it’s in the interest of the nation that everyone, regardless of party affiliations, think of peace before resorting to any action.
“We cannot attain any meaningful development and solve our problems through street demonstrations and if someone wants to know the price of peace, let him visit neighbouring countries,” said Wassira.
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
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