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Abstract

There had been conflict between the adherents of different religions or faiths longtime ago. In some cases, the adherents of two or more religions managed to live together in peace and harmony but with few grievances, which sometimes may not lead to violence. This paper intends to look into the concept of peace in two major religions, which have many adherents across the globe i.e Islām and Christianity. The paper looks into the meaning and importance of peace in Islām. Following the same trend, it ex-rays the meaning and importance of peace in Christianity. As a means of questing for peace, both religions call for tolerance. That is to say, tolerance is one of the virtues that both religions strongly encouraged. The paper therefore, studies this virtue from both religions perspectives. It concludes that both religions really quest for peace and gives some suggestions for way forward in order for peace and tranquility to prevail in our societies. The research methodology utilized is qualitative method. It is a library-oriented research, where information and data are taken from books, magazines and other literature. Moreover, the sacred books of both religions (the Qur‟ān and Bible) are used as primary sources.