NURSEITIC UNDERSTANDING OF MULTI-RELIGIOUS PRACTICES: A MODEL FOR COEXISTENCE AND UNIVERSAL PEACE
This paper in adopting doctrinal method investigates the question of why the world is fraught with wars, clashes and conflicts though all religions enjoin their followers to live a peaceful life. The study seeks to explore the common grounds and teachings that ask the people of respective religions to follow the path of harmony and tolerance with special reference to Semitic scriptures which strongly advice their followers to show respect towards other religions and tolerate religious practices of other faiths. The present work tries to trace the main obstacles and barriers which are contributing not to realize the core peaceful teachings of respective religions. Finally, based on the harmonious understandings of religions structured by Said Nursi, the study aims to provide an inclusive model of socio-religious engagement which may address the bad impact of secularism and propose a set of harmonious religious approaches on the other which would solve all the religion-based clashes and