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mitted by some whose identity card reads "Muslim". Therefore, true Mus-
lims are obliged to carry out an intellectual struggle to eliminate oppression
from the face of the earth. Yet, this struggle of the believers should never
be carried out with hatred, animosity, aggression, or violence. Muslims are
obliged to convey the errors in the beliefs of the People of the Book "in the
kindest way", that is with compassion, mercy, goodness, and friendship. As
Muslims, our call to the Christians and Jews according to the command-
ments in the verses is as follows: "We believe in what has been sent
down to us and what was sent down to you. Our God and your God are
One and we submit to Him." (Surat al-Ankabut, 46) Our proposition to
them is to "believe in One God".
Say: 'People of the Book! Come to a proposition which is the same
for us and you – that we should worship none but God and not as-
sociate any partners with Him and not take one another as lords be-
sides God.' If they turn away, say, 'Bear witness that we are Mus-
lims.' (Surah Al' Imran, 64)
Only argue with the People of the Book in the kindest way – except
in the case of those of them who do wrong – saying, 'We believe in
what has been sent down to us and what was sent down to you.
Our God and your God are One
and we submit to Him.' (Surat
al-Ankabut, 46)

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