CLICK HERE FOR BLOGGER TEMPLATES AND MYSPACE LAYOUTS

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Aleem Ali Oto Batuaan spoke on the Islamic way of peaceful conflict resolution

(An input delivered at a seminar workshop on Conflict Management at Villa Lacida Beach Resort, Linamon, Lanao del Norte
June 23-25, 2006
“Institutionalizing Maranao Traditional Structure for Peace and Development”Through the support of The Asia Foundation (TAF), United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Reconciliatory Initiatives for Development Opportunities Inc. (RIDO)



Islam as a religion is a religion of peace. The Quran says that Allah almighty is a God of peace and Muhammad is a messenger of peace.

The Koran as the basis of truth brings message of peace. Even the daily prayers of Muslims are concluded with Salam. The salutation of Muslims is peace.

Islam demands that a Muslim believer must live and die in peace and for peace. This is imperative for the communities in this world be an abode of peace of all races.

Batuaan also discussed many customary practices of Maranao tribe within the context of Muslim Personal Code. The latter deals on Muslim civil rights, including the rights of succession and on marriage. He cited stories as examples to deepen the discussion.

He also mentioned the approaches to resolve conflicts and relate these to real life:
a. Faith
b. Brotherhood
c. Charity
d. Generosity
e. Patience
f. Honesty