He acts and strives purely for God s sake, for God s pleasure, and to be equipped with virtues. The training the Quran and philosophy give may be understood through this comparison of the two students. Force calls for aggression. The aim of life is held to be the realization of self-interests. Seeking the gratification of self-interests causes fighting for material resources.
Conflict is the principle of relationship in life.
Conflict brings strife. The bond between communities is racism and negative nationalism. Racism feeds by swallowing others and therefore paves the way for aggression. The fruits it produces are the gratification of carnal desires and multiplication of human needs. It is because of those principles of modern civilization that despite all its advantages and positive aspects, only twenty percent of mankind are superficially contented while the other eighty percent are in hardship and misery.