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danger. The more of them committed to serve this cause, the faster

disbelief will be eradicated, as well as discord and dissension on earth.

Unity brings both material and spiritual benefits to people of

faith. In numerous verses Allah commands believers to unite and not

dispute:

And obey Allah and His Messenger, and do not dispute and

[thus] lose courage and [then] your strength would

depart; and be patient. Indeed, Allah is with the patient. 84

In another verse Allah warns believers that the world will be

corrupted when there is discord among them:

And those who disbelieved are allies of one another. If

you do not do so [i.e., ally yourselves with other

believers], there will be be fitnah [i.e., disbelief and

oppression] on earth and great corruption. 85

As noted in this verse, Muslims can be held accountable for engaging

in conflicts among themselves and thereby hindering others from good

deeds instead of struggling against the arrogant who deny Allah's

religion and lead societies to destruction. Prophet Muhammad (saas)

drew attention to the importance of unity in many hadiths such as the

following:

83 Surah an-Nahl, 16:89.
84 Surah al-Anfal, 8:46.

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