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A Call for Unity




                        Turning away from Pointless Things


                      Those who turn away from worthless talk. (Surat Al-
                      Muminun: 3)
                      Those who do not bear false witness and who, when
                      they pass by worthless talk, pass by with dignity.  (Surat
                      Al-Furqan: 72)


                                           The Gospel

                      Avoid godless chatter... (2 Timothy, 2: 16)

                                           The Torah


                      Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life ac-
                      cording to Your word. (Psalm, 119: 37)
                      "Would a wise man answer with empty notions or fill his belly
                      with the hot east wind? Would he argue with useless words, with
                      speeches that have no value? (Job, 15: 2-3)
                      " 'Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: "Because of
                      your false words and lying visions, I am against you", declares
                      the Sovereign Lord. (Ezekiel, 13: 8)


                  Remembering Allah at All Times



                      [People with intelligence are] those
                      who remember Allah, standing, sit-
                      ting, and lying on their sides,
                      and reflect on the creation of







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