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Non-violence and Peace-building in Islam

person starts thinking that he is superior to everyone
else, harmony and unity are simply impossible. The
only way to cement unity is for some people to agree to
become less than others. Where everyone thinks he is
superior to everyone else, unity is out of the question.
When the psyche of pride and superiority leads Muslims
into confrontation with other communities, it can easily
escalate into communal violence.
If Muslims are to put an end to both their
internecine differences and their violent conflicts with
other communities, they have to completely abandon
the ‘Islam of pride’ and, instead, adopt the ‘Islam of
humility’. If they do not agree to do this, they must
stop accusing others of being wrong, because whatever
others may be doing to Muslims is the price Muslims are
paying for their own corrupt understanding of Islam,
which, in this age of their degeneration, they continue
to cling to.

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