Islam and Peace
Spiritual Unity
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prejudice causes him to discriminate between
human beings, and so on.
These veils, in fact, tend to block man’s natural urge
towards spiritual unity. What is required is to
remove these artificial veils in order that the true,
inner reality be brought into focus.
The aim of all religions, basically, is to
encourage this spiritual unity within man and
between man and man. No religion is at variance
with another so far as this goal is concerned. The
language in which this is set forth may vary
from one religion to another, but, without doubt,
the main concern of all religions is to produce
spiritual unity within and between all human
beings. Without spiritual unity, there is little
hope of creating peace and harmony throughout
the world. And where there is no peace and
harmony, the dream of human progress will
forever remain elusive.
Now, what is Islam’s contribution to spiritual
unity? The subject is too vast for more than just a
few basic points to be briefly touched on.
