Assalam O Alaikum (Peace be upon you)
"Mankind are the family of God, and the most beloved of them to God are those who are the most excellent to His family." Holy Quran
"Not one of you believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself." Holy Quran
Satan’s plan is (but) to excite enmity and hatred between you… Holy Quran
O ye who believe! Stand out firmly for Allah as witnesses to fair dealing and let not the hatred of others to make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just: that is close to virtue: and fear Allah for Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do. Holy Quran
…if anyone slew a person it would be as if he slew the whole of mankind;
and if he saved a life, it would be as if he saved the whole of mankind. Holy Quran, Verse 32, Sura 5
…make peace between them based on justice and equity…God loveth just
doers. Holy Quran, Verse 9, Sura 49
To every one of you, we have appointed a path and a way. If God had willed, he would have made you but one community…So compete with one another in good works. Holy Quran, Verse 48, Sura 5
...And the Firmament has He raised high and He has set up the balance (of justice). In order that ye may not transgress (due) balance. So establish weight with justice and fall not short in balance. Holy Quran
And your Lord would never destroy towns wrongfully while [as if] their people were moslihoon (peacemakers). Holy Quran
And the different theologies;
Buddhism
Many Buddhists believe that world peace can only be achieved if we first establish peace within our minds. Siddhārtha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, said, “Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” The idea is that anger and other negative states of mind are the cause of wars and fighting. They believe we can live in peace and harmony only if we abandon the anger in our minds and learn to love each other and practice altruism.
Christianity
The basic Christian ideal promotes peace through goodwill and by sharing the faith with others, as well as forgiving those who do try to break the peace. Below are selections from two gospels:
"But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust." Matthew 5:44 - 45
"A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another." John 13:34-35
Hinduism
Traditionally Hinduism has adopted a saying called Vasuda eva kutumbakam which translates to "The world is one family." The essence of this saying is the observation that only base minds see dichotomies and divisions. The more we seek wisdom, the more we become inclusive and free our internal spirit from worldly illusions or Maya. World peace is hence thought to be achieved only through internal means -- by liberating oneself from artificial boundaries that separate us.
Islam
According to Islam, faith in only one God and having common parents Adam and Eve is greatest reason for humans to live together with peace and brotherhood. Islamic view of global peace is mentioned in the Quran where the whole humanity is recognized as one family. All the people are children of Adam. The purpose of the Islamic faith is to make people recognize their own natural inclination towards their fraternity. According to Islamic eschatology the whole world will be united under the leadership of prophet Jesus in his second coming. At that time love, justice and peace will be so abundant that the world will be in likeness of paradise.
So, come and pledge for peace, the peace, we youngs ever felt, threatened by a few fanatics. We are in majority, come and be counted.
(I dont have more knowledge of Holy Bhagvad Geeta, Holy Guru Garanth Sahib and Holy Bible, so I refrained from quoting more from these Holy books).
References :
1. Islam and Liberal Peace
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~wwwir/cpcs/papers/Islam%20and%20liberal%20peace.pdf
2. Wikipedia
http://www.wikipedia.org
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