Page 369 - A Call For Unity

ll of the truths revealed thus far
show that the People of the Book

and Muslims have very similar be-
liefs and worldviews. Followers of all
three divinely revealed religions believe in Allah's
unity; that He created the universe and all living beings
from nothing; and that people should order their lives ac-
cording to divine revelation. The moral code and ideals of
social life contained in the parts of the Torah and the Gospel
are very much like those of the Qur'an.
Sure, there are some fundamental differences in terms of

faith that have become the subject of disputes and even wars
between the three divinely revealed religions. But at a time
when anti-religion and atheist ideologies dominate the
world, it is necessary to accentuate the similarities among the
three religions.
Putting our differences aside is not something impossi-
ble. Consider what happens when we learn of rescue efforts

launched to help the survivors of earthquakes or large-scale
floods. Something in common draws our attention to such