In a letter, A Common Word Between Us and You, addressed to Pope Benedict XVI and other Christian leaders, 138 prominent Muslim scholars from every sect of Islam urged Christian leaders “to come together with us on the common essentials of our two religions”, spelling out the similarities between passages of the Bible and the Qur’an. The text focuses on principal commandments of Christianity and Islam: love God and love others. Whether or not you subscribe to the philosophy or rationale, there is doubt that peace is a requirement for the continued survival of humanity and the biosphere.
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