Islam and Peace
Religious Harmony
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field. The only way to tackle the problem is to
encourage people to show respect for others’ beliefs
and to be humanitarian at all times in their dealings
with adherents of other religions. It is vital to realize
that it is quite possible to inculcate this attitude
without in any way tampering with long-cherished
credos. It should never be conceded that the goal of
religious harmony is unattainable simply because
people’s beliefs differ from each other. It is certainly
a possibility provided that it is seen as a matter of
practical strategy and not as a pretext for making
ideological changes.
‘Practical strategy’ is something which people
regularly resort to in matters of their daily
existence. As such, it is a known and acceptable
method of solving the problem. Since no new
ground has to be broken, either for the religious
scholar or for the common man, it should be a very
simple matter for people to extend their everyday
activity, within their own sphere of existence, to
include an honest and sincere effort towards global
religious harmony. It is simply a question of having
the will and the foresight to do so.
