Page 173 - A Call for a Turkish-Islamic Union

Allah states in Surat al-Baqara: 143 that Muslims
are witnesses as well as role models to people as
a "middlemost community." Allah reveals in an-

other verse that they are required to be an ex-
ample of good for humanity:
You are the best nation ever to be produced
before mankind. You enjoin the right, for-
bid the wrong, and believe in Allah. (Surah
Al 'Imran: 110)
An organization formed by Muslims who
abide by Allah's teaching is obviously required
to protect and represent this good morality and

show the Turkish Islamic Union's way forward.
It must first resolve intra-Muslim disputes and
deliver peace to the Islamic world, oppose any
movement that incites violence and war, and
constitute a preventive force against all war-
mongers. Furthermore, it must cooperate with
the international community on terrorism and

international crime, as well as on matters of gen-
eral concern (e.g., weapons of mass destruction),
and even lead the fight against these threats.

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