Page 25 - A Call for Unity

... You will find the people most af- Aspects of social life such as mar-
fectionate to those who believe riage, trade and neighborliness
are those who say, “We are Chris- were also implemented in such a
tians.” That is because some of way as to be role models for all
them are priests and monks and Muslims and Christians.
because they are not arrogant.
(Surat al-Ma’ida, 82)

The first instances of the closeness Caliph Umar's declaration to the Or-
thodox patriarch Sophronios in 638.
and warm relations described in
This declaration guaranteed all of
the verse came in the time of the
the Christians' rights in the Holy Land.
Prophet of Islam, the Prophet Mu-
hammad (may God bless him and
grant him peace). Some oppres-
sed Muslims were advised by the
Prophet Muhammad (may God
bless him and grant him peace) to
migrate to Abyssinia, which was
under the rule of the Christian King
Negus, where they lived in peace
and security. Excellent relations
were established between Muslims
and Christians in the early days of
Islam, based on the principles of
compassion, peace, respect, co-
operation, mutual aid and free-
dom of religion, belief and worship.

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