It was refreshing and enlightening. I could say so much about so many things, however the thing it made me wonder about the most was the reference to the contradicting messages of peace and war.

It is not the first time such comments have been made, and it won't be the last, but it made me question whether we need to acknowledge that war, aggression and even violence have an equally important part to play in our civilisation as peace and tranquillity.

War has always been apart of real life, to deny it from the world that existed in the time religion was created to the times we live in today would be insufficient.

If we were to take religion, any religion, out of the equation and just think of what grounds we went to war on in Iraq, you will find the same message being conveyed.

Here is the statement made by George Bush regarding the war in Iraq: "Our mission in Iraq is clear. We're hunting down the terrorists. We're helping Iraqis build a free nation that is an ally in the war on terror. We're advancing freedom in the broader Middle East. We are removing a source of violence and instability, and laying the foundation of peace for our children and our grandchildren."

Here is someone who speaks of a clear message, one which includes talk of peace and war, with an urgency to spread their own ideological illusion of freedom and what it should look like.

Consequently, in the process, those same people who were going in to spread the word and implement their beliefs of righteousness are the ones who become the abusers, viewed as the ones who are withholding the freedom.

And here's a response from George Bush, after the torture of Iraqi prisoners was revealed to the world: "First, I want to tell the people of the Middle East that the practices that took place in that prison are abhorrent and they don't represent America. They represent the actions of a few people."

Ironic is not? And I'm sure America did not seek guidance from the Qur'an before going into war, yet they portray similar beliefs, fight for what you believe in, wars must be fought for peace to exist.

Maybe war and peace go hand in hand, I have even started to wonder whether one can really exist without the other.

As a Muslim I am still not completely clear but it looks like neither is anyone else, maybe that was the way god intended.