Peace and Security

"Peace" is the most common word on a Muslim's tongue.  Whenever two people meet, they exchange greetings, wishing each other peace: "as-salāmu `alaykum" (which means "peace be upon you").  This is the greeting of humanity and has been with us since the creation of mankind [1].  This greeting has been revived by the prophets in their era, as human beings had a tendency to forget and change with time [2]

Peace is relative, in that someone who appears to be in hardship may consider themselves to be at peace; whilst someone who seems to ‘have it all’ may not have peace.  There have been several examples of people of enormous wealth struggling to find peace and even taking their own lives in an attempt to escape.  Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) aptly stated, “Wealth is not measured in property, but in contentment." (Saheeh Al-Bukhāri, vol. 8, book 76, no. 453).