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Those who were already settled in the abode, and in belief, before they
came, love those who have emigrated to them and do not find in their hearts
any need for what they have been given and prefer them to themselves even
if they themselves are needy. It is the people who are safe-guarded from the
avarice of their own selves who are successful. (Surat al-Hashr: 9)
Today, as well, Muslims must love one another with great sincerity,
like the Companions of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him
peace). At the heart of the Turkish-Islamic Union must be the love and com-

passion of our Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), which
are a role model to everyone, and the spirit of the Companions. It is this
spirit that transmits Islamic moral values from Mecca and Medina to the
whole world. Companions’ mutual love, devotion, solidarity and spirit of
union gave them strength and power, increased the productivity of all they
did and made them successful in all they undertook. Today, when Muslims
act with the same solidarity, altruism, loyalty and devotion, when they are
bound to one another “like well-built walls,” then by Allah’s leave they can
overcome all difficulties with the strength and force our Lord will bestow
on them. When it behaves with the love and sincerity enjoined in the Qur’an
there is no problem the Islamic world cannot solve.
It must not be forgotten that one of the obstacles to Muslims being unit-
ed is pride, one of satan’s snares, and that this vice must be avoided.
Almighty Allah reveals in a verse that He does not love the proud, “... Allah

does not love any vain or boastful man” (Surat al-Hadid: 23). Pride is an evil
that can lead to tensions among believers and thus distance them from one
another, reduce their love and prevent them feeling compas-
sion and affection. It ill becomes sincere Muslims to
waste time on personal calculations and petty worldly
interests when the Muslim world is facing such trou-
bles and difficulties. Every Muslim must seek refuge in
Allah from such an error, do whatever

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