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A CALL FOR A TURKISH-ISLAMIC UNION

the Peace
of Westphalia in
1648.
People diverge in their
religious practices and under-
standings because they do not practice
morality, as commanded by Allah. This moral-
ity recognizes modesty. Those who distance

themselves from this modesty perceive their own
ideas as the ultimate truth, disregard those who
think differently, and feel animosity toward them.
Since they do not doubt the truth of their own
views, they do not question themselves and so cannot
improve themselves and find the truth. Allah describes
those who only value their own opinions in the following

way:
They disagreed and split up, dividing into sects, each
party exulting in what it had. (Surat al-Muminun: 53)
Muslims who fear and respect Allah, and who believe
that they will have to account for their actions on the Day of
Judgment, must be aware of this situation. Those who realize
the importance of this matter must warn other Muslims about

the dangers of disunity, fragmentation, and segregation, and
work for Muslim unity under the Qur'an's values.
Exemplary Muslims approach other people with love,

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