When the Secular Meets the Sacred: Islamic Peace Model for Post-COVID Muslim-Majority War-Torn Contexts

The recent crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic has put an additional strain on academia to find solutions to advance peace, especially in war-torn, underdeveloped, and ethno-linguistically fragmented societies such as those in the MENA region. Given the religio-cultural heritage of its people, it was quite natural for the current research to engage with a new Islamic peace model with the intention of gaining some clarity on the possibility of its application. The methodological framework is based on the main normative religious text and is simultaneously informed by the practice of the Prophet (peace be upon him). The study’s findings render the model difficult to be implemented without the erection of certain provisionary structures, which would create a strong institutional and morally saturated foundation to secure long-lasting peace.