The claims that Dr. Iftikar Ahmed Ayaz makes here are commonplace, but they raise a question: where in Islamic history has Islam ever been a catalyst that brought about peace and justice? In my book The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS, I show that the only peace that ever prevailed in lands conquered by Islam was the peace of Sharia, with non-Muslims subjugated and denied basic rights under Islamic hegemony, and the only justice was the justice of Sharia, which involves not only the subjugation of non-Muslims but of women and others. This has been a constant throughout history. Can Dr. Iftikar Ahmed Ayaz show any place that Muslims have gone that peace and justice by any definition other than Sharia has prevailed? I doubt it.
“Lack Of Justice, Cause Of Global Unrest,” Modern Ghana, October 12, 2018:
Sir Dr. Ifikar [sic] Ahmed Ayaz, Consul General of Tuvalu in London has attributed the unrest and wars in the world to the lack of justice at every level of society.
He said it was only through the recognition of God that mankind could establish true justice and usher in an era of communal and global justice.
Dr. Ayaz said this at a Peace Conference, organised by the Ahamadiyya Muslim Mission in Ghana, held on the theme: ‘Peace and Global Justice’ in Accra.
The one-day conference was attended by government officials, the security agencies and experts, politicians, diplomats, corporate executives, traditional and religious leaders.
The conference was aimed at promoting a deeper understanding of the teachings of Islam in relation to peace and inspires concerted efforts towards lasting global peace.
He said, if the Islamic religion was practiced in its pure and pristine form, with absolute justice as a cardinal component as demonstrated by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, it could be a catalyst in achieving the twin goals of global peace and justice.
The London Based Diplomat said, it was time for the religion to take its rightful place as a unifying force in establishing a society based on mutual affection and brotherhood necessary for the realization of peace and justice….