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AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): God, the Wise, has said, “O people of the Book, let us come to a common word between us and you that we will worship none except Allah, that we will associate none with Him, and that none of us will take others for lords besides Allah.” (Qur’an 3:64)
Dialogue between the intellectuals and scholars of the two religions, Islam and Christianity, is a good action. When it leads to both sides taking a common position with regard to the most vital human issues today, it is useful and fruitful too. Undoubtedly, one of these issues that should be dealt with is “opposition to the presence and spread of spirituality in human beings’ lives.” This opposition is a hasty, confused response from the world’s political and economic powers, who are equipped with wealth, advanced tools of propaganda and destructive, deadly weapons. [Apr. 20, 1993]
The main target of the arrogant powers is Islam. They are seeking to subvert this religion. This is something that everybody should bear in mind. There exists no difference to them between the Shia and the Sunni. They feel threatened by any nation or community or any individual that firmly adheres to Islam. They are justified in feeling threatened since Islam indeed does pose a threat to the domineering goals and hegemonic objectives of the arrogant powers. However, Islam poses no threat whatsoever to non-Muslim nations.
The arrogant powers are insinuating the opposite in their negative propaganda. By using artistic and political means and through their media they are insinuating that Islam is hostile to other nations and to other religions. This is not true. Islam is not antagonistic toward other religions.
When Islam dominated non-Muslim regions, the followers of other religions were grateful to Muslims for their Islamic mercy. They told Muslim rulers that they treated them more kindly than those who ruled them prior to Muslims. When Muslims conquered Syria, they showed kindness toward the Jewish and Christian residents of the region.
Islam is the religion of kindness. It is the religion of mercy. It is a blessing for the entire humanity. Islam tells Christianity that “come to an equitable agreement between us and you” (The Holy Qur’an, 3: 64). It stresses the commonalities that they share.
Islam is not hostile to other nations or to other religions. Islam is opposed to compulsion, oppression, arrogance and domination. Those seeking predominance over nations and the oppressors and arrogant powers are trying to portray the opposite of this reality to the world by utilizing all their resources, from Hollywood and propaganda means to arms and weapons and military forces.
Islam and the Islamic awakening pose a threat, but only to arrogant powers. Wherever they notice this threat, they make it the target of their attacks. It does not matter to them whether this threat emanates from the Shia or from the Sunni….
AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): God, the Wise, has said, “O people of the Book, let us come to a common word between us and you that we will worship none except Allah, that we will associate none with Him, and that none of us will take others for lords besides Allah.” (Qur’an 3:64)
Dialogue between the intellectuals and scholars of the two religions, Islam and Christianity, is a good action. When it leads to both sides taking a common position with regard to the most vital human issues today, it is useful and fruitful too. Undoubtedly, one of these issues that should be dealt with is “opposition to the presence and spread of spirituality in human beings’ lives.” This opposition is a hasty, confused response from the world’s political and economic powers, who are equipped with wealth, advanced tools of propaganda and destructive, deadly weapons. [Apr. 20, 1993]
The main target of the arrogant powers is Islam. They are seeking to subvert this religion. This is something that everybody should bear in mind. There exists no difference to them between the Shia and the Sunni. They feel threatened by any nation or community or any individual that firmly adheres to Islam. They are justified in feeling threatened since Islam indeed does pose a threat to the domineering goals and hegemonic objectives of the arrogant powers. However, Islam poses no threat whatsoever to non-Muslim nations.
The arrogant powers are insinuating the opposite in their negative propaganda. By using artistic and political means and through their media they are insinuating that Islam is hostile to other nations and to other religions. This is not true. Islam is not antagonistic toward other religions.
When Islam dominated non-Muslim regions, the followers of other religions were grateful to Muslims for their Islamic mercy. They told Muslim rulers that they treated them more kindly than those who ruled them prior to Muslims. When Muslims conquered Syria, they showed kindness toward the Jewish and Christian residents of the region.
Islam is the religion of kindness. It is the religion of mercy. It is a blessing for the entire humanity. Islam tells Christianity that “come to an equitable agreement between us and you” (The Holy Qur’an, 3: 64). It stresses the commonalities that they share.
Islam is not hostile to other nations or to other religions. Islam is opposed to compulsion, oppression, arrogance and domination. Those seeking predominance over nations and the oppressors and arrogant powers are trying to portray the opposite of this reality to the world by utilizing all their resources, from Hollywood and propaganda means to arms and weapons and military forces.
Islam and the Islamic awakening pose a threat, but only to arrogant powers. Wherever they notice this threat, they make it the target of their attacks. It does not matter to them whether this threat emanates from the Shia or from the Sunni….
