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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

What do our inter-religious conflicts teach us?,

Islam and Spiritualism
What do our inter-religious conflicts teach us?
Lessons from inter-religious conflicts
Discovering Patterns of Unity in diversity leads to Intellectual as well as Spiritual growth
SULTAN SHAHIN, Editor, New Age Islam
Another important lesson for us, Muslims in particular, is that later revelations of God do not cancel the previous ones. We cannot be Muslim unless we revere all previous prophets and all previous messages equally. The Holy Quran asks us to "stand fast by the Torah, The Gospel, and all the revelation that has come to you from Your Lord." (5:68). It is not for nothing that the Holy Quran makes this exhortation again and again in different contexts: And those who believe in that which is revealed unto thee (Mohammed) and that which was revealed before thee, have the assurance of the Hereafter.(2.04) Gabriel hath revealed (this Scripture) to thy (Mohammad's) heart by Allah's leave, confirming that which was (revealed) before it.(2.97) None of Our revelations (even a single verse) do We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, but We bring ( in place) something better or similar: (2.10) Say ye: "We believe in God, and the revelation given to us, and to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to (all) prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and unto Him we have surrendered.(2.13)

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