By M.S. Alaoui
Paving the Way to Everlasting Peace
“Al-Islam is not an identity. It is the peaceful equilibrium the soul reaches after perfecting reason, enacting justice, and aligning with divine law.”
This chapter redefines the concept of Islam. It is not the name of a religion — it is the **destination of the soul**. Al-Islam is not inherited; it is earned through a life of spiritual striving, where the soul sheds ego, balances its dual self, and becomes one with divine harmony. Religion, law, ritual — all are means, not ends. The end is inner peace — not stillness, but perfected alignment with Al-Haqq.
Throughout the Quran, God describes those who achieve peace not by the label “Muslim,” but by their state: *sālim*, *mutmaʾinnah*, *muqarrab*. Al-Islam is not submission under compulsion — it is the conscious, enlightened pacification of the soul. This chapter shows how the journey from Bashar to Insān to Muslim to Muqarrab is a path open to all — and the only true way to peace on Earth.
يَـٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةًۭ مَّرْضِيَّةًۭ
“O soul at peace, return to your Lord — pleased and pleasing.” (Quran 89:27–28)
This chapter completes the journey of *The Great Revelation*. It is the call to humanity: to transcend form and return to essence. To awaken from ritual and rise into awareness. To build peace — not by conquering others, but by transforming the self.
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