UNESCO: Islam is the World’s Most Peaceful Religion

Muslims over the centuries have chanted and chorused it over and over again that Islam is a religion of peace employing different media from lectures and debates to articles and broadcasts. But, the ill-informed ones have continued to argue-mostly citing the actions of a minority among the Muslims rather than looking at the original content of the Qur’an and Ahadith. The debate was however settled by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The United Nations body with 195 members which was founded on 16 November 1945 made an announcement  in July 2016 declaring Islam the most peaceful religion in the world which by implication means-more peaceful than Christianity, Judaism and others. The declaration came after a 6 month long study from January 2016 by some of the best researchers in the world in conjunction with religious leaders from different faiths. UNESCO carried out the study in collaboration with the International Peace Foundation which is chaired by a gentleman by name Robert McGee (not a Muslim). The officials were asked concerning the acts of group like ISIS who claim to be drumming for Islam and the response as given by Mr. Robert was, “Terror has no religion, Islam means peace.” Another key response given by officials at the gathering which was also attended by UNESCO officials was that Muslims are the greatest victims of the acts of these groups, how could they be possibly referred to as heroes of Islam. If UNESCO has said it, then the United Nations has said it; which means the world has said it and history has recorded it.