The Spiritual Ways to Attain Peace in Life

Peacefulness is a human need in his life time. An attempt to economic affairs, building marriage, cultural and social activities is performed to attain the inner and outward peace. Some people see this peace in the outward comfort and achieving some material matters and some other see it in the monotheistic world view (Weltanschauung) and Islamic lifestyle. With paying attention to Islamic teachings, this note is going to determine the spiritual ways to attain peace. The healthy and dynamic society needs peace in different aspects. According to the research findings , the most important effective spiritual factors are: having the intention, faith in God, piety (taqwaa), reliance on God, repentance, compensation for faults, patience, submitting to God's Will, attention to 'ma'ad' (the hereafter), not earthly partiality , kindness and helping people. These affairs besides the natural and material ways make persons achieve peacefulness.