(9) Sectarianism and call to unity

OUTLINE OF CHAPTER

Anti-Semitism: Anti-Semitism among Christians; Anti-Semitism among Muslims; Anti-Semitism is anti-Islamic. God’s blessings for the Jews: Liberation from Pharaoh and forerunner of monotheism; I favored you above all other people. Sectarianism: breaking unity of faith; sectarianism among Jews and Christians; sectarianism among Muslims: Origin of Sunni and Shiah Islam: Political differences; theological differences; divine right of the holy family; esoteric knowledge; evil of sectarianism. Attributes of an ideal Islamic community, Islamic brotherhood. Common beliefs among Jews, Christians and Muslims: belief in one God; our God and your God is one and the same; worship of one God as the only true religion; divine origin of the Quran, Gospel and Torah; sacredness of houses of worship (mosques, churches and synagogues); origin of Islamic faith (monotheism of Abraham): creed of Abraham, Abraham as father of all monotheistic faiths; belief in all the prophets; parable of three prophets; same source of divine revelation. Same spiritual truths but divergent religious laws: unity within religious diversity; diversity of worship; divergent views among Jews and Christian; divergent views and Quranic explanation; Quran and followers of other religions; why Quran differ from earlier divine revelations? Salvation: righteous among Jews and Christians; salvation of Jews and Christians; salvation by observance of Torah and Gospel; Muslims from among Jews and Christians; monotheists as one single community; appeal to followers of the Bible. Parable of men of cave.

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