Islam and Peace
Progress in Inter-Religious Dialogue
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PROGRESS IN INTER-RELIGIOUS
DIALOGUE
Religious differences have always existed between
people. That is why interreligious dialogue has been
found in one form or the other since ancient times.
Fourteen hundred years ago the Prophet of Islam
held in Medina a three-religion conference – in
modern terminology, a trialogue – to exchange
views on religious issues.
Such attempts have repeatedly been made in
history. The circumstances that unfolded following
the Second World War led the Christian Church, in
particular, to pay great attention to this matter.
Through its continuous efforts dialogues of this
nature are regularly being held in various countries,
between Muslims and Christians in particular. I too
have had the occasion to participate in several of
these dialogues.
These efforts have borne fruit, at least partially. For
instance, it is as a result of these efforts that on the
one hand, a Church has appeared once again in Ben
Ghazi (Libya) while on the other, a mosque has
