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Universal Peace Centre

be structured in accordance with international standards
and should be completely non-political, non-communal and
non-commercial. The sole purpose of this centre should be to
promote peace and replace the culture of violence with the
culture of peace all over the world.

The Universal Peace Centre should be set up
with the common support of all Muslims. It should be
structured in accordance with international standards
and should be completely non-political, non-communal
and non-commercial.

The Muslim community owes a debt to God—that is, Muslims
have to spread the word of God to every man and woman on
this earth. This task has to be carried out to the fullest extent
by peaceful means. The Universal Peace Centre will be a means
to fulfil this global responsibility of the Muslims. God will
surely assist Muslims if they devote themselves to the task of
changing the image of Islam—which, at the moment, is that of
a religion of violence—to that of a religion of peace.
At present, Muslims are more than one billion in number
and are spread out all over the world. All kinds of rich natural
resources are available in Muslim countries. The best use of
these resources would be to utilize them for the image-building
of Islam, and the Universal Peace Centre should be designed to
fulfil this very purpose.

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