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A Call for Unity

result, their love, respect, and devotion to Him will increase.
The Gospel states that genuine believers need to ponder
and learn from their encounters, as the following passages
make clear:
Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened?
(Mark, 8: 17)
Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. (1
Corinthians, 1: 26)
Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight in-
to all this. (2 Timothy, 2: 7)

The Torah also emphasizes the importance of pondering
Allah's artistry in creation and His might, and calls on believ-
ers to contemplate these matters deeply. For example:
… and on His law he meditates day and night. (Psalm, 1: 2)
On my bed I remember You; I think of You through the watches
of the night. (Psalm, 63: 6)
With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your mouth. I
rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches. I
meditate on your precepts and consider your ways. I delight in
your decrees; I will not neglect your word. (Psalm, 119: 13-16)
I will meditate on all Your works and consider all Your mighty
deeds. (Psalm, 77: 12)

Calling Others to Virtue

Throughout history, Prophets and believers have invited
people to Allah's path and virtue. They told people about
Allah, the Hereafter, Paradise and Hell, and morality, and
called on them to live according to His will. One verse com-

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