RESPECTING ALL RELIGIONS — Harmony
Spirit of Islam, Jan 2013, p. 21
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is named as the default author of the periodical; a piece that carries another writer’s byline is credited to that writer.
our opinions about other’s beliefs. There should be mutual respect for each other’s faiths. Mutual recognition of religion might not be practical, but mutual respect certainly is. Say, for example, someone shows utmost respect and reverence for his mother. He will show the same to other women too, although they are not his mothers. To respect a woman, she does not necessarily have to be his mother. Likewise, we can respect and show tolerance for other people’s religions. It is not necessary that we show respect only for our own religion. Therefore a formula for maintaining religious harmony is—follow one and respect all. Mutual recognition of religion might not be practical, but mutual respect certainly is. Peace is the only religion for both man and the universe. In a peaceful environment all good things are possible, whereas in the absence of peace, we cannot achieve anything of a positive nature, either as individuals, or as a community. The same holds true at national and international levels Peace is the Only Religion

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