Transcript Islamic Unity in Practice

Islamic Unity in Practice
 The need for the unity among Muslims
 How to achieve the unity?
– A fabricated unity or a genuine one?
 Fabricated unity: based on race, language,
interests, nationality, etc.
 Genuine unity: based on
– Goal
– Values
– Way of thinking
– Plan of action
– Leadership
 Dimensions of unifying work:
– Educational and Cultural
 Islamic identity
 Islamic cultural heritage
 Islamic education
–Enhance the level of tolerance and
brotherhood
–Economic
 Islamic Common Market
–Political
 Cooperative foreign policy apparatus
 How to avoid causes of discord?
– Disinformation and misinformation
campaigns
– Misunderstanding
– Inter-cultural differences
 Is scholarly dialogue harmful to the unity?
 Is it necessary to obliterate parts of the
Islamic teachings for the sake of unity?
– The reality of the existence of different schools of
thought in Islam
– The distinction between historical elements and
the principal teachings of Islam
 The authentic sources of Islamic knowledge
– Prophet’s teachings and practices
– Why avoid learning from the progeny of prophet?
– ‫انما یرید هللا لیذهب عنکم الرجس اهل البیت ویطهرکم تطهیرا‬
 The Quranic direction for the unity
– The Divine string:
–‫واعتصموا بحبل هللا جمیعا و ال تفرقوا‬
– The Divine Leadership
–‫من کنت مواله فهذا علی مواله‬