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To achieve such a desirable outcome, first of all, Muslims must cast
their sectarian and dispositional differences including their sense of
superiority aside, and carry out this great sacred duty given by God
to unite. The misery people have endured up until today shows that
the more this process is stretched out, the greater sufferings will increas-
ingly become and its consequences will become even more horrible.
The responsibility will of course be upon the Muslims who remain indif-

ferent to this call and are occupied with disagreements among them-
selves.

All Muslims, who wish to refrain from being encumbered by such
a big responsibility both in this life and the Hereafter, should first
abandon their claims of 'greatness' and 'superiority'. Second, they should
see the error in their dissent against their Muslim brothers and recog-
nize that it is incompatible with the Qur'an. They should be intent on
carrying out the command of God;
they should avoid controversial
ideas that would disrupt their

unity and solidarity. Today,
our top priority is 'to be
united.' This is a direct
order from God to

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