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Quran verses about peace

Peace in the Quran, salam, is both a name of God and the greeting of the blessed. It is used for the end of fighting, for reconciliation inside the community, and for the home God calls people toward.

The passages below are a short selection. Each is given in Arabic with an English translation and its place in the Quran. Some are commands, some are promises, and one is a list of God's names.

If they incline to peace, incline to it

۞ وَإِن جَنَحُوا۟ لِلسَّلْمِ فَٱجْنَحْ لَهَا وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

And if they incline to peace, incline thou also to it, and trust in Allah. Lo! He, even He, is the Hearer, the Knower.

Al-Anfaal 8:61

Surah Al-Anfaal (The Spoils of War) · Medinan · ayah 61 of 75

The abode of peace

وَٱللَّهُ يَدْعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ دَارِ ٱلسَّلَٰمِ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍۢ مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ

And Allah summoneth to the abode of peace, and leadeth whom He will to a straight path.

Yunus 10:25

Surah Yunus (Jonas) · Meccan · ayah 25 of 109

The servants of the Merciful answer: Peace

وَعِبَادُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ هَوْنًۭا وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ ٱلْجَٰهِلُونَ قَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًۭا

The (faithful) slaves of the Beneficent are they who walk upon the earth modestly, and when the foolish ones address them answer: Peace;

Al-Furqaan 25:63

Surah Al-Furqaan (The Criterion) · Meccan · ayah 63 of 77

Make peace between your brothers

إِنَّمَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌۭ فَأَصْلِحُوا۟ بَيْنَ أَخَوَيْكُمْ ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ

The believers are naught else than brothers. Therefore make peace between your brethren and observe your duty to Allah that haply ye may obtain mercy.

Al-Hujuraat 49:10

Surah Al-Hujuraat (The Inner Apartments) · Medinan · ayah 10 of 18

Peace, a word from a Merciful Lord

سَلَٰمٌۭ قَوْلًۭا مِّن رَّبٍّۢ رَّحِيمٍۢ

The word from a Merciful Lord (for them) is: Peace!

Yaseen 36:58

Surah Yaseen (Yaseen) · Meccan · ayah 58 of 83

Peace be upon you because you persevered

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَيْكُم بِمَا صَبَرْتُمْ ۚ فَنِعْمَ عُقْبَى ٱلدَّارِ

(Saying): Peace be unto you because ye persevered. Ah, passing sweet will be the sequel of the (heavenly) Home.

Ar-Ra'd 13:24

Surah Ar-Ra'd (The Thunder) · Medinan · ayah 24 of 43

He is God, the Peace

هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْقُدُّوسُ ٱلسَّلَٰمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْجَبَّارُ ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ ۚ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

He is Allah, than Whom there is no other Allah, the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One, Peace, the Keeper of Faith, the Guardian, the Majestic, the Compeller, the Superb. Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him).

Al-Hashr 59:23

Surah Al-Hashr (The Exile) · Medinan · ayah 23 of 24

Context

Three of these passages are Meccan — Yunus, al-Furqaan and Yaseen — and four are Medinan, from al-Anfaal, al-Hujuraat, ar-Ra'd and al-Hashr.

Surah 8:61 belongs to al-Anfaal, a Medinan surah that deals with the aftermath of Badr. The verse sets the terms on which fighting stops: if the other side inclines to peace, the believers are told to do the same and to trust God.

Surah 49:10 belongs to al-Hujuraat, a Medinan surah about disputes and manners inside the community. It follows the command to make peace between two groups of believers who fight, and grounds that command in brotherhood.

Surah 59:23 comes from the passage at the end of al-Hashr in which God's names are listed. As-Salam, the Peace, is one of them. No specific occasion is reported for the remaining passages.

Questions for reflection

Surah 8:61 makes peace conditional on the other side's inclination. What does that mean for a peace you cannot control?
The servants of the Merciful answer insults with the word peace. Is that withdrawal, restraint, or something else?
The Quran calls God the Peace. What does it mean to greet someone with a name of God?
Surah 49:10 addresses peace between believers. Where is that duty hardest in your own community?