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A Call for Unity

turn away, say: "Bear witness that we are Muslims." (Surah
Al 'Imran: 64)
This is our call to Jews and Christians: As people believing
in Allah and obeying His revelation, let us unite in a common
premise of "faith". Let us all love and obey Allah, our Creator
and our Lord, and pray to Him to lead us to a truer path. When
Muslims, Christians, and Jews unite under these premises,
when they realize that they are friends and not enemies, and

when they see that the real enemies are Darwinism, material-
ism, atheism and irreligion, the world will become an altogeth-
er different place. Wars, antagonisms, fears, and violence will
end, and a new civilization founded on this common premise, one
based on love, respect, and contentment, will emerge.

The Compassion and Mercy of Muslims towards

the Members of the other Two Divine

Religions; Judaism and Christianity

Islam recognizes both Judaism and Christianity as divine-
ly revealed religions that originated in the revelation of Allah

and does not consider them equal with systems of idolatry or
unbelief. Rather, it regards Jews and Christians as People of the
Book and requires Muslims to show understanding and respect
to their beliefs. Allah reveals this subject in the Surat Al-Baqara
as follows:

Alif Lam Mim. That is the Book without any doubt. It con-
tains guidance for those who guard against evil: those who

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