Srinagar, April 8 --  

It is often said that if the teachings of Islam were truly followed, society would witness justice, harmony, and peace, and much of the unrest that troubles the world would disappear. At one level, this claim is deeply persuasive. Islam does not merely offer rituals; it offers a moral and social order. It teaches justice, mercy, honesty, responsibility, restraint, compassion, respect for human dignity, and accountability before God. The Qur'an commands justice and forbids aggression, and it calls human beings to know one another across social and tribal differences rather than despise one another. It also treats the saving of life as a moral act of the highest order. (Quran.com)

So, in principle, the claim is...