Foundations of the Society of Mercy Trust, Justice, and Ethics

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10.2991/icigr-17.2018.66How to use a DOI?

Keywords

society of mercy, trust, justice, ethics, Islamic history

Abstract

Rahmatan lil alamin is an Islamic idea that gives an insight of imagined society called the Society of Mercy. This paper tries to dig out its basic foundations by using early Islamic historical writings as major references. They are the works of al-Zuhri, Ibn Ishaq and its recension by Ibn Hisham, al-Waqidi, and Ibn Sa'd. The focus is on how the Prophet Muhammad carried out his mission as a mercy to all nations in the historical context of Muslim and Non Muslim interactions. This study comes to a conclusion that a society of mercy had been exercised by the Prophet Muhammad on the basis of trust, justice, and ethics. This result is helpful to define our contemporary world and its better future by fostering any efforts such as global peacemaking, interfaith cooperation, intercultural understanding, and alliance of civilizations to sustain common welfare and justice. Here, the idea of rahmatan lil alamin dictates that being mercy is not an exclusively Islamic project. It is offered to everyone regardless their primordial backgrounds to contribute in its attainment.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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