SHARED WISDOM

ALL HUMAN BEINGS ARE EQUAL objective is to encourage people to respect other peoples’ beliefs and be humanitarian at all times in their dealings with adherents of other religions. We must promote this harmony by respecting the long-cherished beliefs of other religions. There may be differences in religious beliefs between people, and to relate to these, we should adopt a positive and practical approach. A positive and practical approach is something that people regularly resort to in matters of their daily existence. As such, it is a known and acceptable method for handling differences. This should be applied to the issue of religious differences, too. Whether a religious scholar or a ‘common’ person, everyone must respect people of other faiths, exercise tolerance towards their beliefs, appreciate the goodness in their belief systems and practices, and be humanitarian while dealing with them. Honest and sincere efforts ensure inter-community harmony in a religiously plural society. ALL HUMAN BEINGS ARE EQUAL Being created by the One God, all human beings are equal. It is one’s inner character and conduct, not the outward appearance, which counts in God’s eyes. In the final analysis, one’s character and conduct alone matter. It is reported that the Prophet of Islam, while preaching a sermon on the occasion of the Final Pilgrimage, stated: “O people, no Arab is superior to a non-Arab and no non-Arab