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Quotes for peace and solidarity from major religious texts in Christianity, Islam, & Judaism. Share this to inspire family, friends, and the world.
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Well it seems the radicalized and fundamentalists have terrorized nations and peoples this year as they’ve been doing for centuries actually. All the while they’ve hijacked religions to fit their agendas.
It’s interesting that religious leaders and their followers zone in on certain passages and completely ignore other passages, often ignoring the underlying enlightened ideas within these very same texts.
Instead religious institutions took over picking and choosing passages to lay down a law for the land for blind followers.
Remember also that religious books were compiled by numerous accounts so they are wrought with contradictions.
But life is not in ancient history, life keeps evolving. So we really need to examine why we count on ancient laws to dictate how we should live now, in lieu of our own understanding and awareness.
Ironically there are many passages of peace and solidarity in the very same religious texts that are used for so much conflict and threat to social and global peace.
So how about we flip the script and notice these passages of peace and solidarity in major religious texts that are at a high risk of being forgotten.
To really shake things up, these passages are mixed up without attribution. See if you can figure out where these passages come from. Don’t skip ahead, but the attributions are revealed further below.
Share your thoughts or other quotes in comments below.
Peace Quotes
“Mankind is a single nation”
“I affirm that all human beings are brothers unto one another.”
“Mankind is a fold, every member of which shall be a keeper or shepherd unto every other, and be accountable for the welfare of the entire fold.”
“Do we not all have one father? Has not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously each against his brother?”
“None of you has faith until he loves for his brother or his neighbor what he loves for himself.”
“What is hurtful to yourself do not do to your fellow man.”
“And if a man from another country is living in your land with you, do not make life hard for him; Let him be to you as one of your countrymen and have love for him as for yourself.”
“Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor.”
“Whoever loves another for the sake of God, in reality has expressed his love for God.”
“Treat kindly the dwellers of the earth and God will treat you kindly.”
“All creatures of God form the family of God; and he is the best loved of God who loves best His creatures.”
“God says: If you wish to receive graciousness from Me, show graciousness to those whom I have created.”
“Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.”
“Seek peace, and pursue it ‑ seek it in your own place, and pursue it even to another place as well.”
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.”
“He who establishes peace between man and his fellow, between husband and wife, between two cities, two nations, two families or two governments…no harm should come to him.”
“All of you be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit.”
“Rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another,agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.”
“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity!”
“Great is peace since all other blessings are included in it.”
“The only reason that the Holy One, blessed be He, created the world was so that there would be peace among humankind.”
“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
“The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion together.”
“And they shall beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks.”
“Nation shall not take up sword against nation. And they shall not know war any more.”
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“Mankind is a single nation” – Quran (Islam)
“I affirm that all human beings are brothers unto one another.” – Prophet Muhammad, The Hadith (Islam)
“Mankind is a fold, every member of which shall be a keeper or shepherd unto every other, and be accountable for the welfare of the entire fold.” – Prophet Muhammad, The Hadith (Islam)
“Do we not all have one father? Has not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously each against his brother?” – Malachi 2:10, Bible (Christianity)
“None of you has faith until he loves for his brother or his neighbor what he loves for himself.” – Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi 13 (Islam)
“What is hurtful to yourself do not do to your fellow man.” – Talmud, Shabbat 31a (Judaism)
“And if a man from another country is living in your land with you, do not make life hard for him; Let him be to you as one of your countrymen and have love for him as for yourself.” – Leviticus, 19:33-34 (Judaism)
“Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor” – Romans 12:10, Bible (Christianity)
“Whoever loves another for the sake of God, in reality has expressed his love for God.” – Quran (Islam)
“Treat kindly the dwellers of the earth and God will treat you kindly.” – Prophet Muhammad – The Hadith (Islam)
“All creatures of God form the family of God; and he is the best loved of God who loves best His creatures.” – Prophet Muhammad, The Hadith (Islam)
“God says: If you wish to receive graciousness from Me, show graciousness to those whom I have created.” – Prophet Muhammad, The Hadith (Islam)
“Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.” – John 13:34, Bible (Christianity)
“Seek peace, and pursue it ‑ seek it in your own place, and pursue it even to another place as well.” – Leviticus Rabah 9:9 (Judaism)
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” – Matthew 5:9, Bible (Christianity)
“He who establishes peace between man and his fellow, between husband and wife, between two cities, two nations, two families or two governments… no harm should come to him.” – Mekhilta Bahodesh 12 (Judaism)
“All of you be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit.” – 1 Peter 3:8, Bible (Christianity)
“Rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another,agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.” – 2 Corinthians 13:11, (Christianity)
“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brothers to dwell together in unity!” – Psalm 133:1, Bible (Christianity)
“Great is peace since all other blessings are included in it.” – Vayikrah Rabbah 9 (Judaism)
“The only reason that the Holy One, blessed be He, created the world was so that there would be peace among humankind.” – Bamidbar Rabbah 12A (Judaism)
“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” – John 14:27, Bible (Christianity)
“The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion together.” – Isaiah 11.4, Bible (Christianity)
“And they shall beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks.” – Isaiah 2:4, Hebrew Bible (Judaism)
“Nation shall not take up sword against nation. And they shall not know war any more.” – Isaiah 2; 3, Hebrew Bible (Judaism)
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