Islam and Peace
Spiritual Unity
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part of a world where there are no boundaries. A
sense of universality prevails.
We have all had this experience at one time or
another. It shows us what spiritual unity is. It is, in
fact, the raising of one’s existence to a higher plane.
The moment you achieve this, you feel you are
emerging from a limited world to become a citizen
of an unlimited world. Disunity now disappears,
giving way to unity all around.
Although, physically, all human beings appear to
be different, spiritually they are one. It is as if
spiritual unity between human beings already
exists, it does not have to be externally imposed. We
have only to make people aware of its existence.
Once the outer, artificial veils are removed, what
remains will be pure spirituality.
In reality, the various sets of circumstances that
confront man in this world lead to drawing of
different veils over man’s natural propensities. For
instance, the veil of material greed produces self-
centredness; the veil of jealousy causes him to see
himself as being separate from others; the veil of
